This Jurassic-era relic has survived 150 million years on Earth - now it's one big fire from extinction

Australian scientists say assassin spiders are a 'window into the past' - and many invertebrates face a similarly precarious situationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor the last five weeks, Jane Ogilvie has searched a patch of dense shrub shaded by sugar gums on Kangaroo Island in South Australia for a surviving relic from 150m years ago.The only known home of the critically endangered Kangaroo Island assassin spider is in the north-west of the island, where the Jurassic-era spider hides out in moist clumps of leaf litter.Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email Continue reading...