Scientists discovered a new kind of trapdoor spider under California’s sand dunes, showing how isolation helps spiders evolve ...

As night fell across Taiwan, the tide went out, exposing an eight-eyed creature’s home. The “cryptic” animal emerged from its no longer underwater nest and roamed the shore in search of its prey.

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

A rare trapdoor spider, Aptostichus ramirezae, discovered in Iran, features a tail-like appendage, a trait thought extinct ...

Scientists discovered a new type of venomous spider in Florida, one apparently related to the tarantula. Zoo Miami announced in a press release their staff aided in identifying the new species, dubbed ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered the fossilized remains of a trapdoor spider, the largest to date in the country. The fossilized spider was found near Gulgong, New South Wales, last week by a ...

This new spider species was discovered in sand dunes on a California beach. An unnamed spider species lurks in the sand dunes of Monterey County’s Moss Landing State Beach and UC Davis scientists need ...

In case your nightmares haven't been flooded with enough bad things lately, scientists have discovered a new and equally terrifying trapdoor spider that's bigger than any humanity has discovered yet.

A Euoplos dignitas spider pictured in 2021. A trap door with silken hinges might sound like something out of a fairy tale, but it's actually something that comes out of some spiders — and there's a ...