Jumping spiders—one of the largest spider families—get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to ...

While Hollywood and urban legends paint dramatic tales about spider bites, medical professionals share a fascinating reality: ...

In an Irish cave, a TV crew found a dead spider covered with a fungus. The fungus turned out to be a new species that turned ...

Ireland is the only place where a unique fungus has been found that infects reclusive spiders in dark caves and turns them into “zombie-like” creatures, according to cave explorer Tim Fogg.

One of the world's deadliest spiders has a larger and more venomous cousin, scientists have found, and it could soon be coming to a bedroom or garage near you. Scientists have now discovered their ...

NASA researchers have succeeded in recreating the strange "spider ... The term "spiders" was coined because of the visual similarity to the long-legged creatures on Earth, but in reality, they ...

Consi Taylor told The Sun she noticed a strange ... the creatures to a pest control company, her family were told to evacuate their home as it could be infested with Brazilian wandering spiders.

The arachnids — which were brown, hairy and minuscule — were found “well camouflaged ... of Natural History The newfound creatures are wolf spiders, which are distinguished by their ...