Scientists have found a fossilised giant trapdoor spider in New South Wales, only the fourth specimen of its kind to be found ...

Researchers have discovered a "giant" trapdoor spider fossil that will finally give us a glimpse at how big ancient spiders could be.

It was discovered at McGraths Flat in New South Wales. The fossil site is known for its iron-rich rock called goethite, which rarely produces exceptional fossils. However, in this instance, the spider ...

After three years of trying to match the fossil to an existing species, scientists have come up with a new one entirely.

Australia, a land known for its diverse and unique wildlife, has recently unveiled another astonishing discovery. A fossil of ...

In 2017, paleontologists from the Australian Museum (AM) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) unearthed the ancient ...

What's happening: The giant house spider, or Eratigena atrica, that is commonly found in Washington homes west of the Cascade Mountains reaches sexual maturity this time of year, Rod Crawford, the ...

Thanks to the folks at Gizmodo, we’ve learned that Brazilian scientists from the Emilio Goeldi Paraense Museum have found three new species of spiders, which they are naming after the “Big ...

Entomologists in Thailand have been stunned by an electrifying new species of tarantula found in the southern part of the country. The spider, known as the Chilobrachys natanicharum, has a "blue ...

But she stumbled across something else - spider eggs, along with cobwebs and their mother not far away. She continued to go through the rack of cobwebs until she found a huge spider right where ...