Kangaroo Island Assassin Spider

Tiny and fierce

Eyes as shiny as pearls

Scuttling across the empty desert

Lives in leaf litter

Extremely vulnerable

The smell of smoke

Bushfire

The leaf litter sways in the wind

Lonely Spider crawl to food

The Kangaroo Island Assassin Spider

Thought to be extinct

Hunters scream at the sight

Of furry, four eyed creatures

Another bushfire comes close

All scurry into their homes

Fire makes the leaf litter collapse

Spiders run to avoid extinction