Texas Spider Symbiosis and Evolutionary Puzzles

The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest one in North America, and can be reached from the southwestern part of these here formerly United States, or northern Mexico. It touches parts of several states of both countries, pretty much dominating Chihuahua. 

The folks at Midwestern State University got themselves a patch of land in Texas for research. A previously unknown spider was discovered, which is the only species or genus in its family. (Tiny thing, too, so I reckon not everything is bigger in Texas.) What is surprising is their symbiosis with ants.

Chihuahuan Desert image credit: Flickr / Justin Meissen (CC BY-SA 2.0)

A symbiotic relationship is something that is beneficial to all the parties involved for their mutual survival. Believers in spores-to-spider evolution cannot explain symbiosis, relying on descriptions and benefits instead.

Something else that evolutionists can't explain is the origin of spiders themselves, a subject that has been long debated. Biblical creationists know that spiders and other living things were created, and they were equipped by the Master Engineer with abilities to fill their ecological places in the world.

The delightfully creepy spider belongs to a class called Arachnida—which is distinct from the “bug” class Insecta. . . . 

In 1999, a significant discovery was made in the arena of the arachnids. Biologists at Midwestern State University’s Dalquest Desert Research Station in the Chihuahuan Desert in West Texas found a tiny spider they initially couldn’t identify. Dubbed the Texas Mystery Spider, it turned out to be “a big deal in the world of spiders.”

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