New Spider Species Discovered in Miami

Zoo Miami staff helped discover the Pine Rockland Trapdoor Spider (Ummidia richmond)
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Zoo Miami
A brand new spider species was discovered in the Pine Rockland forest near Zoo Miami, zoo officials announced Wednesday.
The Pine Rockland Trapdoor Spider (Ummidia richmond) was first found back in 2012 by a zookeeper who was checking reptile research traps. Two years later, Dr. Rebecca Godwin of Piedmont College -- who was in the process of looking at this group of spiders related to tarantulas -- confirmed that the spider was a previously undescribed species.
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