The red trapdoor spider (Latin name: Stasimopus robertsi), also known as African trapdoor spider and red trapdoor spider, is distributed in southern Africa and is a very special habitSpider. They can build their nests in the ground up to one meter deep, and use soil and silk threads to build a movable door cover at the entrance of the hole. Several spider silks are arranged near the hole as sensors, and the trapdoor spiders wait for the rabbits under the door cover of the hole. , as long as a prey passes by and touches the sensing wire, it will rush out of the hole and drag the prey into the nest with great precision, and after eating, the wreckage will be thrown around the nest. This kind of spider has a very fierce temperament. It will take an attacking posture whenever there is a disturbance. If it encounters a threat, it will not hesitate to launch an attack. Basically, the red trapdoor spider is not suitable for beginners. Variety.

The red trapdoor spider is a very strong spider. Its legs can reach about 5-7 cm. The pedicels have special structures to facilitate them to dig soil. The body color is orange or rust red. The whole body is smooth and cloth with a few bristles, the proportion of fangs is long, and it is highly poisonous but the toxicity is unknown.

The currently introduced red trapdoors are all wild individuals, so it is not easy to raise this species for a long time, mainly because it needs very deep soil for nesting, and the artificial environment is recommended to be at least 15 cm or more. 30 cm deep, the substrate should be ZooMed sterile bed or coconut fiber soil, and the water basin is a necessary equipment; it is recommended to maintain the temperature at 25-30 degrees Celsius, and the humidity should be high, and the recommended value is 70%-80 % or so; this species is neurotic, and the spiders of the H) family are very poisonous, so special attention should be paid to management. If possible, it is best to move the entire nest they have built to a new one when changing the environment. in a container; if kept well, the red trapdoor spider can live up to 15 years or more.