They're relatives of tarantulas and share some of their burrowing habits of that spider species. Trapdoor spiders are medium-sized arachnids with sturdy bodies and thick legs built for digging.
They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them. Can we learn to love them?
High school teacher and spider enthusiast Ben Shoard says most ... All of those have similar habits, being burrowing spiders that make thick webs. Some can even have the occasional trip lines ...