A new species of trapdoor spider named ‘Aptostichus ramirezae,’ was found by scientists at the University of California, Davis. Female trapdoor spiders are basically vampires. They spend their entire ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

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 ...

Researchers in Queensland discovered Euoplos dignitas, a “rare and giant” trapdoor spider that lives underground, animal experts said. Screengrab from Threatened Treasures Facebook Hiding underground ...