There are several funnel-web spiders, but the most well-known is the Atrax robustus. These arachnids, found in Australia, are "large, black aggressive spider[s] with large powerful fangs," said the ...

A large, multicolored orb arachnid, called the Joro spider, is causing a stir in the media thanks to its arrival and rapid ...

Strangely, sun spiders are known to kill, but not eat, ants. They dispatch the ants quickly, leaving piles of ant bodies ...

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Some species in the genus Arkys are not triangular at all and instead resemble bird droppings as further camouflage. These ...

A spider species named Parawixia bistriata has one of the most terrifying habits imaginable. Think of your worst nightmare, double it — and you still might not guess what this eight-legged arachnid ...

Seek medical care. Wolf spiders are big, hairy, might release hundreds of babies if you squish them These brown or gray arachnids are medium-to-large and hairy, per Cleveland Clinic. They aren't ...