Because it’s 2020—and murder hornets and raging wildfires are very real things—you may feel like hiding away. Perhaps even hiding away in a dark hole, despite the fact that’s probably not a great idea ...

Trapdoor spiders are challenging to sample using active searching methods because of their cryptic burrowing behavior. This poses problems for ecological studies and for gathering the data needed for ...

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 ...

Nine new species of trapdoor spiders from the genus Stasimopus, all from South Africa’s arid Karoo region, have been described in a paper in Zootaxa. One of the species, Stasimopus ignis, was ...

The discovery of 33 new species of sneaky trapdoor spiders boosts the total number described in one genus from seven species to 40. Trapdoor spiders, which belong to the same suborder as tarantulas, ...

Scientists found a “large” creature with fangs behind a trapdoor in Tamil Nadu and discovered a new species, a study said and photos show. Photos from A. Khandekar via Khandekar, Thackeray, Pawar, ...

Dozens of new species of secretive trapdoor spider are being discovered across the country for exactly that reason — they’re so elusive. A group of southwestern Australian trapdoor spiders have been ...

The arachnid plays an important role in the leaf litter ecosystem, helping to control insect populations A new and rare giant spider has been found hiding beneath a trapdoor made of silk and soil west ...

Several new species of trapdoor spiders found in Queensland are finally described in an article published this month in Invertebrate Systematics. But each of the new species occurs in only its own ...