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 ...

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 team of scientists led by The University of Western Australia has discovered two new species of trapdoor spiders in the ...

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 ...

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 ...