As Adams shows, the African Trapdoor, like other members of the Ctenizidae family of spiders, construct burrows with a cork-like lid; one consisting of soil, vegetation and silk. The holes the ...

African trapdoor spiders are part of a group called mygalomorphs, which have downward-pointing fangs, said Joe Ballenger, an entomologist who runs the website Ask an Entomologist.

Spiders in the family Migidae don’t get out much. Known as “tree trapdoor spiders,” they are unapologetic homebodies, spending nearly their entire lives chilling in a single burrow. Unlike ...

Trapdoor spiders are reluctant travellers, but millions of years ago one species appears to have made an epic journey from Africa across the vast Indian Ocean to call Australia home.

The nearest relatives of an Australian trapdoor spider live in Africa. They crossed the Indian Ocean to get to Australia, a new study suggests.

THE TRAPDOOR SPIDER Moggridgea rainbowi is a unique species found only on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. It belongs to the mygalomorphs, a group of spiders that includes tarantulas, trapdoor ...

Aug. 2 (UPI) --New research suggests trapdoor spiders crossed the Indian Ocean to get from Southern Africa to Australia.The trapdoor spider, Moggridgea rainbow, is only found on Kangaroo Island ...

An unsuspecting insect becomes dinner in the blink of an eye in a viral video that is terrifying millions online. Slow-motion footage shows the African red trapdoor spider suddenly lunging out from… ...

An Australian trapdoor spider may have crossed the ocean from Africa rather than being the product of geographical separation, according to a study published August 2, 2017 in the open-access ...

An Australian trapdoor spider, which usually moves no further than a couple of metres from where it was hatched, must have travelled to Australia over the Indian Ocean from South Africa ...

The spider Apomastus kristenae is named after his wife, Kristen. "I've got about 30 new species of trapdoor spiders from California that I have in the queue to put names to and I've got a few ...