The trapdoor spider is one of the sneakiest hunters in the arachnid world. These clever spiders are named for their unique hunting strategy: They build burrows with hinged "doors" made of soil and ...

This extraordinarily successful wildlife rescue set in WA's Porongurup will change your view of trapdoor spiders.

One particularly noteworthy exception was documented in the North Bungulla Reserve in southwestern Australia, where a trapdoor spider–a common arachnid in this region–lived to the incredible ...

Australian researchers have discovered a super-sized species of trapdoor spiders found only in Queensland. The females of this rare species can live for over 20 years in the wild and grow up to ...

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However, the sensilla are absent in basally branching spider groups such as the basal trapdoor spiders found in Asia. The ...

[and] fluted ridges on setae on the legs" similar to the Barychelidae family (brush-footed trapdoor spiders), specifically the Monodontium genus. Although the body length is relatively short at ...

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One of the biggest ‘mega spider’ fossil ever found has just been discovered in Australia. This colossal arachnid was five ...