A new species of trapdoor spider named ‘Aptostichus ramirezae,’ was found by scientists at the University of California, ...

Evarcha culicivora is an indirect vampire, a spider that drinks mammalian blood by preying on female mosquitoes that have previously fed off humans.

On October 13, 2025, in Shaanxi, China, @Sunny shared a funny and fascinating video featuring a trapdoor spider’s clever behavior. In the video, a man gently opens a small hole in the sand — the ...

In western Australia, in a patch of ancient forest undisturbed by people, researchers set up pitfall traps with the goal of collecting elusive spiders. Their survey yielded two rare female specimens ...