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The World Oldest Spider, To The Best Of Known Records, A Trapdoor Spider Has Died At The Age Of 43. It Is Said To Have Outlived The Previous Holder, A 28-Year-Old Tarantula From Mexico By About 15 Years. The Trapdoor Spider Is Said To Live This Long Because Of Its Sedentary Lifestyle, Low Metabolism And Environment.

World's oldest known spider dies at 43 after a quiet life underground | Spiders | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/30/worlds-oldest-known-spider-dies-at-43-after-a-quiet-life-underground

Female trapdoor spider known as Number 16 was sedentary and stayed close to her burrow