Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California’s ...

The new species is a kind of trapdoor spider, a spider known for creating borrows underground with hinged doors.

According to a recent study published in Ecology and Evolution, scientists found that the spider that appeared to be one ...

Scientists found a “large” creature with fangs behind a trapdoor in Tamil Nadu and discovered a new species, a study said and photos show. Photos from A. Khandekar via Khandekar, Thackeray, Pawar, ...

In western Australia, in a patch of ancient forest undisturbed by people, researchers set up pitfall traps with the goal of collecting elusive spiders. Their survey yielded two rare female specimens ...

In a small patch of undisturbed ancient bushland in Western Australia, researchers stumbled upon a rare “jewel.” Hidden in a burrow in the remnants of the Whadjuk boodja, or Perth’s Swan Coastal Plain ...