In the creepy crawly world of spiders, this gargantuan South American arachnid cousin has a set of fangs that would make ...

Evelyn Cheesman had 200 insects named after her, got trapped in a giant spider's web and accidently sent a poisoned spear to King George V. But as a female scientist, Evelyn Cheesman, from ...

Although most spiders are considered harmless, a few including Funnel-Web Spiders and Brazilian Wandering Spiders are ...

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Black widows are solitary year-round except during this violent mating ritual. These spiders spin large webs in which females suspend a cocoon with hundreds of eggs. Spiderlings disperse soon ...

Season: These spiders are usually seen in the autumn months when males leave their webs in search of females. They frequently enter homes through open windows, chimneys or gaps beneath doors. A large ...

Large numbers of spiders are entering homes as Europe’s largest spider was found at a nursery. The Spanish funnel-web spider, which is thought to be Europe’s largest, was spotted at a plant nursery in ...