Spiders may shed light on movement of ancient earth

Assoc Prof Li Daiqin from the Dept of Biological Sciences at NUS Faculty of Science found that liphistiid spiders are the only living descendants of an ancient group of spiders, some of which became extinct about 295 million years ago. The findings could help scientists locate other fossils along hypothesised travel routes, which will help in their understanding of the dispersal routes taken by the spiders from Euramerica to Asia.

• The Straits Times, 1 June 2015, Home, pB6