The ultimate nightmare for anyone afraid of spiders has been uncovered – a massive spider web stretching across 1,140 square feet and housing 110,000 eight-legged creatures. Scientists discovered the ...

It can be pretty scary finding any sort of spider in your bath but imagine coming across one that has a leg span of 12 inches ...

Spiders are those unwanted guests who are sharing your space without paying rent. Spiders might not be everyone’s favorite roommates, but they’re definitely fascinating (and surprisingly helpful). But ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger. When ...

The scary-looking, ominously-named wolf spider is actually a beneficial insect. Wolf spiders belong to the class Arachnida and are members of the family Lycosidae (derived from the Greek word lycos, ...

Britain is home to an array of different spiders, but which ones are the biggest and are you likely to find any in your house? From the cardinal to the fen raft spider, BBC Countryfile has come up ...

An Eastern Shore biologist is asking for the public’s help reporting sightings in Maryland of a bright yellow invasive spider that looks scary but is actually harmless to humans. Washington College ...