The new spiders were identified as Aptostichus ramirezae. They're a new type of trapdoor spider, and live in California coastal sand dunes.

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 ...

A Euoplos dignitas spider pictured in 2021. A trap door with silken hinges might sound like something out of a fairy tale, but it's actually something that comes out of some spiders — and ...

A new "big, beautiful" kind of giant trapdoor spider has been discovered in Australia, and scientists say it's a rare find. The newly discovered species, Euoplos dignitas, was found in the Brigalow ...

Scientists found a “cryptic,” eight-eyed animal in a partially underwater nest and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Young Shih via Unsplash As night fell across Taiwan, the tide went ...