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 ...

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

These wolf spiders are swiftly moving and fairly enormous. Although trapdoor spiders are not the largest in Texas, they can reach respectable sizes. They can reach lengths of 1 and 14 inches and ...

If you thought Australia’s spiders were scary, wait until you see the prehistoric version. Scientists have found a fossilised giant trapdoor spider in New South Wales, only the fourth specimen ...

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