It's tarantula season in the golden hills of the Bay Area: that period every fall when black, hairy males of the species Aphonopelma iodius emerge from their underground burrows in search of a receptive female—a first and ...
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Oct 13, 2023
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After a century of scientific confusion, we can now officially add five new species to Australia's long list of trapdoor spiders—secretive, burrowing relatives of tarantulas.
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2021
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A new group of trapdoor spiders that builds burrows hidden by camouflaged doors has been discovered in eastern Australia. One of the almost 20 new species found in this group occurs in the suburbs of Brisbane.
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Jul 3, 2020
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Several new species of trapdoor spiders found in Queensland are finally described in an article published this month in Invertebrate Systematics.
Plants & Animals
Apr 5, 2019
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A new Curtin University study has found trapdoor spiders do not survive intense bushfires but have high survival rates in low-intensity fires, in a finding that may have important implications for conservation management ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 27, 2018
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Curtin researchers using 'stunt spiders' found male trapdoor spiders leaving their burrows to mate faced predators such as birds, lizards and rodents all year round while wasps posed a threat only in summer.
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Aug 21, 2018
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Australian researchers have discovered what is thought to be the world's oldest recorded spider, unlocking key information about the mysterious eight-legged creature.
Plants & Animals
Apr 27, 2018
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Perth's coolest spiders, the woman on a mission to protect them and her 89-year-old inspiration.
Plants & Animals
Apr 24, 2018
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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, University of Adelaide research has ...
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Aug 2, 2017
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Recent surveys by Australian scientists have identified an apparent significant decline in the numbers of trapdoor spiders across southern Australia
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Dec 9, 2016
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