OK, so imagine this: one day you're digging around in the dirt for no reason, and suddenly you see this thing that sort of looks like a crazy ancient artifact hanging out in the dirt.
And you're like "Wow! I found some cool ancient coin or... something!" Well, you're not sure what it is, but you're pretty sure it's man made.
WRONG
IT'S A SPIDER
This spider is named Cyclocosmia Truncata (think "truncated") and it is a trapdoor spider. Apparently, it's strange "truncated" abdomen is used sort of like a shield to protect itself against predators. If a predator enters it's trapdoor-spider-tunnel, the spider rushes into a tight passageway and uses it's hard abdomen to block it off - it's body safe behind the shield.
When I first saw this spider, I could not believe that such an amazing looking thing actually existed!
What an awesome and creative God this spider had!
Wow Bunny, that spider has an epic abdomen! It looks like the shield of an ancient warrior. You have to make an epic race of spider creatures like this one. :)
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