Meet The Madla Cave Meshweaver Spider – An Endangered Texas Arachnid
Meet The Living Spider That No Longer Exists…
Officially, the Braken Bat Cave meshweaver spider no longer exists. Yet, the species can still be found in certain locations in Texas, going by a different name: the Madla Cave meshweaver.
Read on to find out more about this fascinating, endangered spider.
Braken Bat Cave – Not Just for Bats
The Braken Bat Cave meshweaver spider belonged to the genus Circurina and had the scientific name Circurina venii. The spider was found in just two caves in western Bexar County, Texas.
The species was discovered by arachnologist Willis J. Gertsch in 1992. Due to its rarity, the arachnid was included in the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. However, all that changed in the summer of 2022.
