Now they've been described in a research paper by scientists who say they're both types of trapdoor spiders – unusual for the location. "We didn't discover these spiders in the typical dry ...

A two-year study into the Australian wishbone spiders by experts from Queensland Museum, Western Australian Museum and the ...

If you're in the southeastern United States, though, particularly in Georgia, you may have stumbled upon the burrow of a ravine trapdoor spider. This fascinating and unusual looking spider can be ...

to be reprinted and put on permanent record in a scientific periodical:—“A friend of mine noticed near his camp a trap-door spider run in front of him and pop into its hole, pulling the ‘lid ...

THIS beautifully illustrated little book is a good example of what can be done by a careful observer in a very short time. It might have been thought that the habits of European insects were ...

"I didn't actually see any funnel-webs among those I identified last night. "Things like trapdoor spiders look very similar to funnel-webs. All of those have similar habits, being burrowing ...

SYDNEY, April 14 (Xinhua) -- A team of Australian scientists has discovered 55 new species of wishbone spiders in a major study exploring some of the country's more remote ecosystems, the University ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Two new species of trapdoor spiders, Kwonkan fluctellus and Kwonkan nemoralis, have been discovered in the Kimberley region of northern Australia. These spiders ...

IN April there were media reports about “saving” Gua Kanthan in Perak. Several parts of a limestone hill near Gua Kanthan are used as a quarry and now there are concerns that the area within ...