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 look intimidating, but they are not considered dangerous to humans. While their bites can cause mild pain and swelling, they are not venomous enough to pose a serious threat.

Only twenty pages are here devoted to the ants, yet we find several observations of great ... With specific descriptions of the Spiders, by the Rev. O. Pickard-Cambridge. (Reeve and Co., ...

One particularly noteworthy exception was documented in the North Bungulla Reserve in southwestern Australia, where a trapdoor spider–a common arachnid in this region–lived to the incredible ...

Number 16, a female trapdoor spider, outlived all known spiders, surpassing the previous record-holder, a 28-year-old tarantula. Despite her longevity, Number 16 couldn’t escape nature’s cycle ...