UC Davis scientists uncovered Aptostichus ramirezae, a new trapdoor spider species living under California’s dunes. Genetic analysis revealed it was distinct from its close relative, Aptostichus simus ...
Climate change and habitat loss threaten the newly named trapdoor spider. Scientists from the, Davis, have identified a previously unknown trapdoor spider species lurking in the coastal sand dunes of ...
F or decades, arachnologists debated the actual purpose of stabilimenta, a special thread spiders weave into their webs. Now, ...