Scientists baffled by discovery of rare 'Pink Floyd' spider hidden in home walls

The Birth of a “Pink Floyd” Spider Tiny, discreet, and quietly settled on urban walls, a new species of spider was recently ...
Yahoo

Officials thrilled as rare 'missing link' spider makes comeback in hidden cave: 'Evolved separately from the rest of the world for millions of years'

A rare ancient spider in New Zealand is thriving after simply being left alone for a little while. As The Kansas City Star reported, sightings of the Nelson cave spider jumped fourfold in three years ...
Miami Herald

Cave closure gave huge rare spider ‘peace’ from humans. Now, numbers are growing

An average of 33 Nelson cave spiders were counted in “Crazy Paving Cave” in 2025, up from eight in 2022, according to officials. Photo by Sebastian Doak shared by New Zealand's Department of ...
WSB-TV

UK zoo celebrates release of rare spiders that can grow to size of human hand

A zoo in the United Kingdom is celebrating a decade of reviving a species that nearly became extinct. In a Facebook post, the Chester Zoo marked the release of thousands of giant fen raft spiders, ...