Trapdoor spiders are a relative mystery to arachnologists - they’re a small group that is not well known despite their often bold coloration and their unique burrows. But for Cristian Pertegal they are a passion and a fascination, even if they are occasionally also a literal pain. Listen in as Cristian shares his love for these spiders, their unique morphology, their fascinating trapdoors, and what they can tell us about our world.  Cristian Pertegal’s paper “Description of a new trapdoor spider species, Nemesia amicitia spec. nov., from southern Spain, and new information on Nemesia uncinata (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae)” is in Volume 64 Issue 1 of Arachnology Letters. It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.30963/aramit6401 A transcript of this episode can be found here: Cristian Pertegal - Transcript New Species: Nemesia amicitia Episode image courtesy of Cristian Pertegal Follow Cristian on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cristianpertegal/ And on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nemesidae.nemesia.7/ Or ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cristian-Pertegal And also on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/entomologiaasturias Be sure to follow New Species on Twitter (@PodcastSpecies), Instagram (@newspeciespodcast) and like the podcast page on Facebook (www.facebook.com/NewSpeciesPodcast) Check out our website: https://www.newspeciespodcast.net For bonus content, subscribe to the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NewSpeciesPod Music in this podcast is "No More (Instrumental)," by HaTom (https://fanlink.to/HaTom) If you have questions or feedback about this podcast, please e-mail us at [email protected]