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 ...

Trapdoor spiders are medium-sized arachnids with sturdy bodies and thick legs built for digging. They have a dark brown or black coloration and a shiny, rounded abdomen. Females are usually larger ...

Trapdoor spiders are medium-sized arachnids with sturdy bodies and thick legs built for digging. They have a dark brown or black coloration and a shiny, rounded abdomen. Females are usually larger ...

Each is a circular turret decorated with karri leaves, flower petals, sticks and grass to blend in with the forest floor. These are the homes of the Porongurup trapdoor (Cataxia sp.), a shy brown ...

A fascinating example of this is the newly discovered giant trapdoor spider, Euoplos dignitas, found in Queensland, Australia. A team of researchers from Queensland Museum’s Project DIG recently ...

This extraordinarily successful wildlife rescue story will change your view of spiders.

The abdomen of a wolf spider is often patterned, helping it blend into its surroundings for camouflage. Wolf spider bites are rare in humans; like other spiders, even very poisonous ones ...

These large, hairy spiders are quite docile and are popular pets among arachnid enthusiasts. They possess a unique defense mechanism called urticating hairs, which they can release into the air to ...

However, the sensilla are absent in basally branching spider groups such as the basal trapdoor spiders found in Asia. The pattern we found suggests that wall-pore sensilla evolved independently ...

By J. Traherne Moggridge. With specific descriptions of the Spiders, by the Rev. O. Pickard-Cambridge. (Reeve and Co., 1874.) You have full access to this article via your institution.