Researchers discovered two new species of trapdoor spiders in northern Australia with uniquely engineered burrows, enhancing ...

A SNEAKY spider that becomes “virtually invisible to predators” has been discovered. The critter is described as a “master ...

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

If you thought Australia’s spiders were scary ... roamed and hunted in the surrounding areas which were once a lush rainforest, researchers said in a recently filed report.

The new spider, named Kwonkan nemoralis, was found during an expedition to Western Australia’s remote Kimberley region. Arachnologist Dr Jeremy Wilson didn't find it in the dry grassy savannahs the ...

An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most famous spider. With a bite ... species are dominating Brazilian forests in regions with high levels of ...

Farming” behaviour is very unusual in the non-human world. As lyrebirds forage, they cultivate the soil and shore up their own food sources.

In the wet forests of southeastern Australia, superb lyrebirds engage ... to search for invertebrates such as worms, centipedes, spiders, crustaceans and insects. This loosens the soil, allowing ...