# Number 16

> oldest recorded individual spider

**Wikidata**: [Q53747054](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53747054)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_16_(spider))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/number-16


## References

1. [Source](https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2024/12/14/meet-the-record-breaking-spider-that-lived-for-40-years-in-this-continents-infamous-bush-country/)
2. [Source](https://bugwomanlondon.com/2024/04/29/the-sad-tale-of-the-worlds-oldest-spider/)
3. [Source](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/worlds-oldest-spider-dies-trapdoor-spider-australia-43-animals-spd)
4. [Source](https://archive.is/2025.08.30-010652/https://web.archive.org/web/20210301130235/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/worlds-oldest-spider-dies-trapdoor-spider-australia-43-animals-spd)
5. [Source](https://archive.today/2025.08.30-010652/https://web.archive.org/web/20210301130235/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/worlds-oldest-spider-dies-trapdoor-spider-australia-43-animals-spd)