Rare spider found in Texas shuts down $15M construction project

A rare spider discovered at a construction site in San Antonio has shut down a $15 million project as federal and state officials consider ways to continue without disrupting the arachnid’s natural habitat.

The spider, identified as a Braken Bat Cave Meshweaver, is an endangered, non-venomous species that lives in caves, has no eyes and is virtually translucent. Josh Donat, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Transportation, said the recent discovery is only the second time the species has been spotted in more than 30 years.

"This is the second individual spider that's ever been found,” Donat told FOX 29. “It's not like we found 1 of 5,000 individuals in a species. This is the second time this species has ever been seen by human eyes. The last time it was seen was 32 years ago in 1980 in a little piece of property not far from here."

Donat said the construction project near Highway 151 and Wiseman Road, which began in April, will be put on hold indefinitely as U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials and the Federal Highway Administration consider ways to proceed. The project became subject to the Endangered Species Act once the rare spider was discovered, he said.

The find could halt the project altogether, officials said, as residents who live in the North San Antonio Hills section say they’re frustrated with the situation.

"This will stop all the traffic and I don't have to stand out in the front of my house every morning with my kids and make sure they don't get run over before they catch the bus,” resident John Mellow told the website.

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now i feel bad about all the spiders i've killed

That spider thinks hes special,smh

Someone get this spider, breed it indoors, and then take it and release it to every place where they are building a shitty oil pipeline, destroying a mountain for mining, demolishing a historic building, or tearing down project houses for strip malls

Problem solved

I would have smashed it.

no matter what spider it is kill it. Killed one last night and 2 days ago I got my sister over to remove one 3 am.
fucking hate spiders.

Chokey wrote:no matter what spider it is kill it. Killed one last night and 2 days ago I got my sister over to remove one 3 am.
fucking hate spiders.

I can't fuck with the big ones. I have to call for back-up, AKA my gf.

I've been dealing with an abundant amount of large spiders. And some of them are rather exotic.

41OMaXiMuS wrote:

Chokey wrote:no matter what spider it is kill it. Killed one last night and 2 days ago I got my sister over to remove one 3 am.
fucking hate spiders.

I can't fuck with the big ones. I have to call for back-up, AKA my gf.

The big ones in Denmark are like the tinest in the world. Still scared as fuck. If I had those big motherfuckers like you poor fat americans do I would kill myself.
Rather die than being locked in a room with a spider. Most people would in fact. True story no trolling.

Chokey wrote:

41OMaXiMuS wrote:

Chokey wrote:no matter what spider it is kill it. Killed one last night and 2 days ago I got my sister over to remove one 3 am.
fucking hate spiders.

I can't fuck with the big ones. I have to call for back-up, AKA my gf.

The big ones in Denmark are like the tinest in the world. Still scared as fuck. If I had those big motherfuckers like you poor fat americans do I would kill myself.
Rather die than being locked in a room with a spider. Most people would in fact. True story no trolling.

You've just got to get one of these:



Then when you have the spider in there, put it in the freezer or a microwave (but that may burn the container too)