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 ...

To the delight of critter lovers and the dismay of arachnophobes, a previously unknown spider has been discovered living in ...

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

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

Just in time for Halloween, researchers have identified a new species of trapdoor spider. The newly discovered Aptostichus ...

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

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 ...

The spider lives in open woodland habitats, building burrows in Central Queensland's black soils. Much of its habitat has been lost to land... A trap door with silken hinges might sound like something ...

A new "big, beautiful" kind of giant trapdoor spider has been discovered in Australia, and scientists say it's a rare find. The newly discovered species, Euoplos dignitas, was found in the Brigalow ...

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 ...