Nature is full of amazing creatures whose species have evolved over centuries to get to where they are today. One amazing ...

In the dunes between Monterey and Mexico’s Baja California, Jochim and her coauthors discovered a new species of spider that until now has been hidden in plain sight: Aptostichus ramirezae. The new ...

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

If you're scared of spiders, Halloween certainly doesn't help. People decorate their homes with monstrous-looking fake ...

October 31, 2025- By Amy M Quinton - Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of ...

The new species is a kind of trapdoor spider, a spider known for creating borrows underground with hinged doors.

According to a recent study published in Ecology and Evolution, scientists found that the spider that appeared to be one ...

Bond named the new spider species Aptostichus ramirezae after Martina Giselle Ramirez, a well-known arachnologist who ...

Did you know that spiders are likely to be gone by Halloween? According to Jeff Whitworth, a K-State Extension Entomologist, four spider species common to Kansas are likely to be in hiding within the ...