Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California's coastal sand dunes. The newly identified Aptostichus ramirezae is a close ...

WA's trapdoor spiders are endangered. Jackson Rendall is here to help—because he thinks they're "just really cool." "Even if you don't appreciate the spiders themselves, you have to appreciate their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A trapdoor spider, known only as “Number 16,” was first ...

The discovery of a new spider species did not begin in a remote forest or during an expedition. It happened inside a museum, ...

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 ...

Australia has done it again. Just when you thought the country’s spider game couldn’t get any crazier, scientists have discovered two new species that seemingly vanish into the landscape. Meet Kwonkan ...

While trapdoor spiders can come in all kinds of different sizes, like the massive and nightmarish Euoplos dignitas, or the much smaller brush-footed trapdoor spider, like those found in Australia. Now ...

Wizzie Brown, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist, explains the different spider web styles spiders use to ...