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 ...
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 ...
These are the homes of the Porongurup trapdoor (Cataxia sp.), a shy brown spider that grows to about 4cm long, with a dark body and light brown legs. The Porongurup trapdoors are charming architects ...
In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we demonstrated that male spiders use olfactory ...
An Australian woman returned home from vacation to find a horrifying sight in her home, and TikTok viewers are sharing her fright. Alexandra Tuohey traveled to Sydney with her family for a week, but ...
Author Gerald Durrell’s true magic lay in his ability to uncover the wonders in his own backyard—he revealed the beauty in ...
Spiders have always lived alongside humans, so it's surprising how much we still don't know about them. One long-standing mystery was related to how spiders detect smells. Now, our latest research ...