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Rare Spider Halts $15M Highway Project in TX

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    Residents have mixed reactions

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So and it's -- bitsy spider is causing some major problems for commuters in Texas.

But the bracken bat cave mesh Weaver.

Hasn't been seen in more than thirty years crew spotted -- -- -- and a fifteen million dollar highway projects and our construction.

Is on hold Casey -- goes on this case in Dallas.

What's so special about this spider.

Bill say it ain't so you know scientist first up this thing was extinct because as you said after all they hadn't seen it in some thirty years it's only about the size of a dime it has no eyes and it lives underground.

Take a look at the little thing that's caused so much trouble the bracken bat cave -- Weaver.

It turned up in a six foot hole that was exposed while construction crews were building this new highway underpass and once the Iraq -- was identified in a laughable the project was put on hold.

In definitely why do you ask all of this over -- spider.

Every animal has a place somewhere in ecosystem and there's no telling.

About this fighter if it's a food source for something that's important and so we may not think it has speaking to do with us but we don't know that.

And who knows experts say this creature could one day maybe hold the secrets to the curing something like cancer which is why they stress the importance of protecting endangered species bill.

Even spiders -- imagine the folks around there can't be very happy with that do what is right.

No that's an understatement -- furious we're talking about a very congested area this on the western side of San Antonio Texas near SeaWorld thousands and thousands of cars.

Funnel through that area every single day and that.

Really was supposed to be a -- because of this this particular underpass.

Construction started in April it was supposed to open by next summer until this little pick up.

I would probably stepped on -- climbing in I don't think.

There has been missing thirty years so what's the difference -- -- US fish and wildlife and the Federal Highway Administration now involved reevaluating its plans that could mean.

Having to modify or get this bill.

Even scraping.

This project altogether -- -- -- -- On the Charlotte and Charlotte's web but -- Ledbetter -- -- did Casey.

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