Across Spain, many households have been noticing more spiders appearing in swimming pools and creeping into homes during the summer months. While the sight of a large spider floating in the water ...

Jess Marsh had spent 45 minutes crawling and twisting through the claustrophobic limestone tunnels of the Nullarbor Plain ...

The second is large, hairy and probably part of the Troglodiplura genus but distantly related to tarantulas, funnel webs and trapdoor spiders. "We don't know yet if it's a new species or if it's one ...

Trapdoor Spider. Photo by RudiSteenkamp, via Openverse Trapdoor spiders are typically ground dwellers who prefer environments with loose, pliable soil for constructing their burrows. Their habitats ...

Scientists have discovered a new, massive species of trapdoor spider was discovered in Queensland, Australia.

Nature never ceases to amaze us with its incredible variety of life forms and the unique adaptations that each has evolved to survive. Among these remarkable creatures is the trapdoor spider, a master ...

The trapdoor spider is one of the sneakiest hunters in the arachnid world. These clever spiders are named for their unique hunting strategy: They build burrows with hinged "doors" made of soil and ...

Berlin electronic pop duo Tarwater (Ronald Lippok and Bernd Jestram) haven’t released an album since 2014’s Adrift. Today, they’ve announced their 13th album is coming in November. Titled ...

This article was originally published with the title “A Trapdoor Spider” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 91 No. 5 (July 1904), p. 83 doi:10.1038 ...

This is the moment a pet trapdoor spider seems to be having trouble catching a cockroach in Virginia Beach, Virginia on March 7. Its owner has to hold the cockroach in front of its nest.

Newly published research on a new genus of California trapdoor spiders — the work of the Jason Bond laboratory, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology — calls attention to not only the ...