As night fell across Taiwan, the tide went out, exposing an eight-eyed creature’s home. The “cryptic” animal emerged from its no longer underwater nest and roamed the shore in search of its prey.

In case your nightmares haven't been flooded with enough bad things lately, scientists have discovered a new and equally terrifying trapdoor spider that's bigger than any humanity has discovered yet.

The female trapdoor spider known as Number 16 passed away in Australia, leaving scientists who'd been studying her feeling "miserable" about her death. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV ...

Capuchin monkeys are omnivores whose diet in the wild may include buds, flowers, leaves, seeds, nuts, fruit, and berries; as well as birds, eggs, small mammals, mollusks and arthropods such as insects ...

The spiders can live for up to 20 years in the wild, are hard to spot despite their size, and have been found near regional farming towns in Australia Scientists in the Australian state of Queensland ...

Trapdoor spiders (in Georgia, eight species in three families) construct silk-lined burrows underground that open to the surface with a trapdoor. These spiders are slow to reach sexual maturity and ...