150 million years old and critically endangered: assassin spider stalks its prey - video

The Kangaroo Island assassin spider's only known home is in the north-west of the island off the coast of South Australia, where it hides out in moist clumps of leaf litter. As parts of Kangaroo Island - still recovering from the black summer bushfires - suffer through near-record drought, scientists say an invasive plant root disease is drying out the Jurassic-era spider's habitat even further Continue reading...