Spelunking for Spiders
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<p>Written and read by <a href="https://particle.scitech.org.au/author/tom-gurn/" rel="nofollow">Tom Gurn</a></p>
<p>Deep beneath Western Australia's Nullarbor Plain, scientists are uncovering a hidden world of rare <a href="https://particle.scitech.org.au/people/spelunking-for-spiders/" rel="nofollow">cave-dwelling spiders</a>. In this episode, Tom Gurn takes us underground to explore the eerie silence, delicate ecosystems, and the surprising discoveries that come with searching for life in total darkness. These blind, pale arachnids may be tiny, but they raise big questions about conservation, extinction, and what it means to protect species most of us will never see.</p>
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