Due to their flat appearance, they are also called six-eyed sand spiders. Even without food or water, Sicarius spiders live an incredibly long time. Some last up to 15 years.

Most people try to stay far away from hissing cockroaches, desert hairy scorpions, and venomous, six-eyed sand spiders. Not the team of thieves that hit the Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly ...

The long list of stolen items sounds like an arachnophobe’s nightmare. Rhinocerous roaches. Six-eyed sand spiders. Red spot assassin bugs. Zebra tarantulas. Desert hairy scorpions. These rare ...

Six-eyed sand spider buries itself in shingle and disappears from sight within seconds. Its legs move frighteningly quickly as it shifts red sand from around itself ...

The new species of crab spider was discovered in China’s Fujian Province. Photo by Imat Bagja Gumilar on Unsplash Named for their crablike shape and walking patterns that mimic crabs, crab ...

The eight-eyed bird dung crab spider was measured at 13.14 mm long. “The spider is usually seen lying motionless 1-2 ft above the ground on the upper side of broad leaves.

Even though many plants and creatures in Africa have looks that kill, some are more elusive, like the six-eyed sand. Let’s say you’re on safari in Southern Africa.