The carnivorous "bone collector" caterpillar is the only known species of its kind, researchers say, and its ancient lineage ...

Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn it with dead insect body parts ...

Taking the world by storm on their debut EP "Connection to the Underworld", The Trapdoor Spiders burst onto the UK rock scene ...

The female Enoplognatha caricis (E. caricis) has been sighted in the UK for just the fifth time ever - find out where.

She added: “So if you don't already know about these, you need it, it's a must to keep all the insects, the bugs and spiders out of your house.” The mother then explained: “There's different ...

About the size of a 20 cent piece… the Kwonkan nemoralis. Credit: Dr Jeremy Wilson Researchers discovered two new species of trapdoor spiders in northern Australia with uniquely engineered burrows, ...

These include sea spiders "as big as your hand", sea stars "that grow to the size of a dinner plate" and octopus species endemic to the region, according to Professor Jan Strugnell, from James ...

Cornwall has seen an "unprecedented influx" of a rare bird in recent weeks thanks to favourable ... also woodlice, centipedes, ants, spiders and slugs; occasionally lizards, earthworms and berries.

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 ...

Buried in Australia's so-called dead heart, a trove of exceptional fossils, including those of trapdoor spiders, giant cicadas, tiny fish and a feather from an ancient bird, reveal a unique ...

UCLA scientists have developed a molecule, PP405, that may reverse hair loss by reactivating dormant follicles. Early trials show promising results, and more testing is underway, with FDA approval ...

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 ...