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 ...

The iguanas' 8,000-kilometer trip — one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — is the longest made by a flightless land vertebrate.

Trapdoor spiders are generally timid but will bite ... abdominal cramping and, in rare cases, death if left untreated. One of the larger recluse species, the Chilean recluse spider is mainly ...

Methods like these can help paint a picture of what was happening when well preserved fossils of these little creatures are rare ... to tarantulas and trap door spiders.

with Gua Kanthan itself known as the only place on earth that is home to the trapdoor spider (Lipistius kanthan), which lives alongside other rare species. The idea of developing Kinta Valley into ...

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 ...

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 ...