Trapdoor spiders are part of the family Ctenizidae or the family Idiopidae. They're relatives of tarantulas and share some of their burrowing habits of that spider species. Trapdoor spiders are ...

The spider has since been taken in by enthusiast Jack Casson from Hartlepool, whose girlfriend named her Bessie.

A West Sussex nursery owner was in for a surprise when a large venomous spider with a “huge appetite” arrived with his ...