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 ...

Genetically related to trapdoor spiders, they have gigantic fangs ... thanks to no exposure to the sun. This rare species was thought to only occur in a single cave, but were discovered in ...

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 ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Two new species of trapdoor spiders, Kwonkan fluctellus and Kwonkan nemoralis, have been discovered in the Kimberley region of northern Australia. These spiders ...

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 ...