It Moved

The object continued moving. He bent forward to take a closer look at this weird object. The object was much more than that round shaped thing. Yes! That was just a part of it. It was a spider! Li took a while to realize it was indeed a spider. No need to say, Li had never seen a strange spider of this sort.   

The Common Spider

China is a hub of various spiders, especially the Pujiang County region. It is important to mention here that China houses over 3,000 species of arachnid. The man had come across many spiders but this one looked extremely weird. He had no idea what was that…..

Curious Neighbors

He immediately pulled his hand away and rushed inside his home to bring a plastic bottle to capture the spider. The news soon spread in his neighborhood and whoever came across this made it a point to drop by his place and see the unique spider. 

Browsing It Out

Strangely, none of them knew anything about the spider. They all were equally surprised and curious. Many of them even suggested him to browse the internet in order to find out about the spider.  

What Was It?

As none of them knew anything about the spider, it took them a lot of time to actually find out about this particular species. And when they did, they got the biggest surprise of their lives. He knew it was a unique spider.

Chinese Hourglass Spider

The spider belonged to a rare species named Chinese Hourglass Spider. And it was the rarest of rare species that was believed to have gone extinct. Only five sightings have been seen of this rare species in the last 18 years. The spider made its first appearance in the 5th century. Imagine, from that day on, they have been spotted 18 times only.