World's oldest spider in Western Australia

Updated April 27 2018 - 6:26pm, first published 6:18pm
A spider from Western Australia may be the world's oldest after living a very ripe 43 years.
A spider from Western Australia may be the world's oldest after living a very ripe 43 years.

Australia has a notorious reputation as home to some of the world's deadliest creatures and until recently also harboured the oldest known living spider in the world.

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