How to Use trapdoor spider in a Sentence
trapdoor spider
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The world’s oldest spider ever recorded was a trapdoor spider from Australia.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
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The new species, named Bungulla pipilata, is a spiny trapdoor spider.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
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These observations add to the limited literature on Bungulla trapdoor spiders.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
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Research into a trapdoor spider species named after comedian Stephen Colbert is proving significant in a way that could one day have medical or coastal conservation applications.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
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Trapdoor spiders are generally not known to be harmful to humans, although individuals may react differently when bitten by a trapdoor spider, as with any spider bite, and some may experience more severe reactions.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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