Of all the burrowing spiders none is so admirable an excavator as the trap-door spider of Jamaica, and none displays so much ingenuity in the arrangement of its burrow.

Reddit “Most trapdoor spiders, but not all, are misleadingly named, as not all species make a door for their burrows,” the Australian Museum states.

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The newly discovered trapdoor spider, the Euoplos dignitas, was found in the Brigalow Belt in Queensland, Australia.

A new species of giant trapdoor spider has been discovered by scientists in the Australian state of Queensland.

Scientists have discovered a new, massive species of trapdoor spider was discovered in Queensland, Australia.

A Euoplos dignitas spider pictured in 2021. A trap door with silken hinges might sound like something out of a fairy tale, but it's actually something that comes out of some spiders — and there ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider in Australia that could cause a bite that is 'physically painful' if they come into contact with humans. Female euoplos dignitas spiders ...

The Australian arachnid is estimated to be five times the size of the modern-day trapdoor spider and is between 11 and 16 million years old.

A Euoplos dignitas spider pictured in 2021. A trap door with silken hinges might sound like something out of a fairy tale, but it's actually something that comes out of some spiders — and there ...

A trap door with silken hinges might sound like something out of a fairy tale, but it's actually something that comes out of some spiders — and there's a new species to add to the list.

The spider lives in open woodland habitats, building burrows in Central Queensland's black soils. Much of its habitat has been lost to land... A trap door with silken hinges might sound like ...