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The Kauaʻi cave wolf spider (Adelocosa anops, the only species in the genus Adelocosa), also known to local residents as the blind spider, is only known to occur in a few caves in a lava flow with an area of 10.5 km 2 (4.1 sq mi) in the Kōloa–Poʻipū region of Kauaʻi, Hawaiian Islands, and only six populations are known to exist. [3]
The Kauaʻi cave wolf spider is found only on the island of Kauai in the U.S. state of Hawaii.As of 2006, this species can be found in a single cave and only 16 to 28 individuals have been encountered.
Spelaeorchestia koloana, the Kauaʻi cave amphipod or ʻuku noho ana in Hawaiian, is a cave-dwelling crustacean only found on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi. It is eyeless and measures 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) long. [3] It is only known from 10 populations, [4] and eats decaying plant matter and other decomposing material.
Inverted common name Scientific name Species group Historic range Where listed Listing status Spider, Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole: Adelocosa anops
In the caves, researchers collected juvenile and adult spiders, some bearing egg sacs, the study said. The specimens turned out to be a new species of cellar spider known as Priscula pastaza.
The Makauwahi Cave is the largest limestone cave found in Hawaii. It lies on the south coast of the island of Kauaʻi , in the Māhāʻulepū Valley close to Māhāʻulepū Beach , and is important for its paleoecological and archaeological values.
That work led them to the conclusion that this was a native fungus specific to indigenous cave-dwelling spider species. The fungus favours man-made habitats like culverts, tunnels and cellars.
Hawaiian narrative derives the name's origin from the legend of Hawaiʻiloa, the Polynesian navigator credited with discovering the Hawaiian Islands. The story relates that he named the island after a favorite son; a possible translation of Kauaʻi is "place around the neck", describing how a father would carry his child.