Researchers in Australia have made a big discovery: a super-size species of trapdoor spider found only in Central Queensland. The arachnid has been dubbed Euoplos dignitas — a name “derived from the ...

In case your nightmares haven't been flooded with enough bad things lately, scientists have discovered a new and equally terrifying trapdoor spider that's bigger than any humanity has discovered yet.

An elusive species of trapdoor spider has been spotted again in a small village in Portugal after a 92-year disappearance. Exquisite spider fossils from Australia offer clues to their evolution ...

While trapdoor spiders can come in all kinds of different sizes, like the massive and nightmarish Euoplos dignitas, or the much smaller brush-footed trapdoor spider, like those found in Australia. Now ...

According to the March 9 issue of “Science News,” our president has another honor — this time from the scientific community. Dr. Jason Bond, director of the Auburn University Museum of Natural History ...

Mark Harvey has received ARC and ABRS grants dealing with trapdoor spiders. After a century of scientific confusion, we can now officially add five new species to Australia’s long list of trapdoor ...