Finding new spiders 'transparent'

A spider with a slightly "transparent" appearance has just been found in Indiana state, USA. Scientists believe they have lived in caves for several million years.

Get into a wet, muddy cave in Indiana state, USA, a scientist at the University of Indianapolis has discovered new spiders.

Close-up of new spiders found in Indiana state, USA - (Photo: Marc A.Milne).

This is the 15th species of this genus and the first species of spider discovered after 30 years, Daily Mail reported.

Only 2mm long, this spider has a threatening appearance even though it doesn't try to drive away the enemy. Living in caves in Indiana under low light conditions, they are opaque, slightly transparent.

However, unlike their relatives in Kentucky, the spider's eyes are not elastic, which makes the spider spider Marc Milne believe that they lived in this cave for several million years. New spider species named Islandiana lewisi .

External organ structure of female spiders - (Photo: Marc Milne).

"This spider lives separately in caves, there are no other spiders there," said Marc Milne, an assistant professor at the Department of Biology at the University of Indianapolis. "They eat small arthropods like a tail bug."

Islandiana lewisi was dubbed the "blanket weaver" because they spread out thick, tightly woven webs, dim among the rocks in the cave.

"People often think spiders can only be found in the Amazon or in remote areas like the Arctic. But even in the backyard everyone can find new populations that have not been studied." , Milne shared.