When the veteran telecoms engineer Damien Finch went on a three-week bush walk in ... as a paralysed spider or caterpillar - inside an earthen box. Before sealing the lid, the wasps lay an egg ...

Australian researchers have discovered ... So-called trapdoor spiders build "trap doors" out of leaves to prey on insects. They typically measure about 1.5cm to 3cm. The newfound species, Euoplos ...