Nature never ceases to amaze us with its incredible variety of life forms and the unique adaptations that each has evolved to survive. Among these remarkable creatures is the trapdoor spider, a master ...

Hand holding a branch touching the trapdoor spider's burrow on the moss wall Wildlife observation. Nature explore Hand holding a branch touching the trapdoor spider's burrow on the moss wall Wildlife ...

About the size of a 20 cent piece… the Kwonkan nemoralis. Credit: Dr Jeremy Wilson Researchers discovered two new species of trapdoor spiders in northern Australia with uniquely engineered burrows, ...

While the employee immediately recognised the creature was a trapdoor spider — experts later revealed that this specific species has never been seen before. “It’s really exciting that the ...

Encouraging spider habitats through the planting of native plants and maintaining a balance between prey and predator will enhance garden health and productivity. Trapdoor Spider. Photo by Friends of ...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Australia has a frighteningly high estimate of 10,000 local species of spiders. Its wildlife gives Australia a fearsome reputation, and its arachnids are no exception.

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 ...

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 ...

Wishbone spiders are "mygalomorph spiders," a group that also includes trapdoor spiders, tarantulas, and funnel-web spiders. Wishbone spiders are found across mainland Australia, and there are an ...

Each group of arthropods is defined by a unique arrangement of tagmata: for instance, insects have a head, thorax, and abdomen, while spiders possess a cephalothorax and abdomen. Although these ...