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

Spiders are some of the most common creatures we share our homes with. While they may seem scary at first, most house spider species are harmless and even helpful, keeping pest insects under control.

Spiders are some of the most common creatures we share our homes with. While they may seem scary at first, most house spider species are harmless and even helpful, keeping pest insects under control.

They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

The discovery of so-called ‘zombie spiders’ in a network of caves that lie beneath an Irish prison has caught the attention ...

You're more likely to spot egg sacs than the spider eggs themselves. Spider egg sacs (not "egg sacks") are small, round or teardrop-shaped bundles made of silk. They're often white, cream or pale ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists.

"This particular spider is much larger, its venom glands are much larger, and its fangs are much longer," Christensen said, ...

SYDNEY — Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the ... The more common Sydney funnel-webs can grow up to 1.9 inches.

SYDNEY, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider ... The more common Sydney funnel-webs can grow up to 5 cm.