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.

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 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 ...

The six-eyed sand spider is one of 7,000 living insects and spiders stolen from the Philadelphia Insectarium & Butterfly Pavilion. A highly venomous spider is one of 7,000 living insects and ...

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.

One, the six-eyed sand spider, has a venomous bite that can be life-threatening. Some are endangered species, Cambridge said. To make matters worse, the theft appears to have been an inside job.