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 ...

In a small patch of undisturbed ancient bushland in Western Australia, researchers stumbled upon a rare “jewel.” Hidden in a burrow in the remnants of the Whadjuk boodja, or Perth’s Swan Coastal Plain ...

If you thought Australia’s spiders were scary, wait until you see the prehistoric version, because everyone online is losing their minds over it. Scientists have found a fossilised giant trapdoor ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A trapdoor spider, known only as “Number 16,” was first ...