Here is an interesting article from 2013 about the natural history of these spiders with regards to water from Barbara York Main, who started the referenced stu

Here is an interesting article from 2013 about the natural history of these spiders with regards to water from Barbara York Main, who started the referenced study: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1108&context=landscapes http://ro.ecu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1108&contex.... It suggests that long female life spans and large size are adaptations to the arid environment.