The U.S. military's first official breechloading service rifle was the Trapdoor Springfield, and of the line of guns that saw ...

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, ...

A newly identified spider species -- a relative of the tarantula -- has been been found prowling residential Auburn neighborhoods. Its discoverers have dubbed it Myrmekiaphila tigris, or the Auburn ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...