Spiders
Spider Bite Leaves Man With Brain Swelling, Fighting for Life
"He's been all over the world, and even worked in Dubai in the deserts, yet this happens right in his back garden," said the man's wife Margaret Wood.
Spider Bite While Asleep Leaves Teenage Girl Fighting for Her Life
The teenager woke up with "a sharp pain" in her arm and saw a "giant spider" running away from her bed.
False Widow Spiders Known for Biting People While They Sleep on the Rise
A news study confirms that the bite of a Noble False Widow spider can be just as severe as those of the feared Black Widow.
Woman Spots Huge Spider in Car While Driving at 60mph: 'Almost Killed Me'
These large, long-legged Australian huntsman spiders are notorious for entering cars and being found behind sun visors.
Man Uses Pet Cat to Fend Off Huge Spider Crawling on His Ceiling
"Tell me you live in Australia, without telling me you live in Australia," commented one TikTok user on the viral video.
Hundreds of Huntsman Spiders Hatch in 'Skin-Crawling' Viral Video
The Australian huntsman, sometimes known as the giant crab spider, can grow to a leg span of 6 inches.
New Species of Venomous Spider Looks Like Pitch-Black Tarantula
The first reported sighting of the Pine Rockland trapdoor spider occurred in 2012. Since then, "only a handful" of specimens, all male, have been discovered, according to a Zoo Miami press release.
TikToker Goes Viral After Spotting an Enormous Spider in Her Kitchen
Georgia first caught a glimpse of the arachnid behind the light of her kitchen's range hood. "I'm actually scared."
Michigan Library Where Venomous Mediterranean Recluse Spiders Found Reopens
In rare cases, the bite of a Mediterranean recluse spider can lead to a condition called loxoscelism that is characterized by skin lesions.
Man Finds 81 Terrifying Spiders in His Christmas Tree
You don't even want to know what other creatures could be lurking in your tree's branches.
These Male Spiders Tie Up Females Before Sex to Avoid Being Cannibalized
Scientists found that the males would first bite the females on the legs before mating.
Spider Webs Blanket Parts of Iowa As Millions of Baby Spiders Emerge Early
Unseasonably warm weather has caused millions of spiderlings to hatch months early, leaving them stranded on lawns and trees in what locals are calling a 'Spiderpocalypse'
Black Widow Spiders Feast on Males after Mating with Them and Liquefy Prey
Black widows are widely considered to be the most venomous spiders in North America and can live for up to three years,
This Woman Found 20 Venomous Spiders Hanging Out in Her Swimming Pool
They can live underwater, apparently.
Untangling Webs of Fear: Therapy Tarantula Treats People with Arachnophobia
Anna is a therapist—and a curly-haired tarantula, officially on the books of Hellabrunn Zoo in Munich, Germany as Tliltocatl albopilosus. Zoo visitors who are terrified of spiders can seek healing in Ursula Riedinger's one-day seminar.
Brown Recluse Spider Bites Sleeping Man Who Almost Loses an Arm
A man from eastern France nearly had his arm amputated after a spider bit him while he was sleeping in June.
Massive Tarantula Surprises Unwitting Texas Couple
Teouna and Ken Thomas saw the large, creepy-crawly guest climbing up the window outside their house.
Spider With a Venomous Bite That Rots Human Flesh Discovered in Mexico
The arachnid belongs to a genus, or group of species, known as Loxosceles—which are commonly referred to as recluse spiders, violin spiders, brown spiders, fiddle-backs or reapers.
Arachnophobe Who Woke Up With Earache and Vertigo Finds Spider In His Ear
"My initial reaction was just to get the bloody thing out of me as fast as possible," the man said.
This Bizarre Arachnid Has the Face of a Bunny
Known by its scientific name Metagryne bicolumnata, the strange creature was filmed and photographed in the Ecuadorian rainforest.
Huge 3,000-Foot Spider Web Shrouds Greek Lake
Weather conditions are ideal for spiders to multiply.
New Goblin Spider Resembles 'Predator' Alien
"Almost nothing is known about its biology, and they are difficult to keep in captivity."
Group Huddles Make Spiders Bolder and Better at Hunting
The influence of just one social spider can drastically improve their group's hunting skills.
Spider Bite Sends Woman to ER Amid Infestation
Angela Wright's apartment was sprayed, but the brown recluse spiders remained.
Image Shows Field Covered in Blanket of Spider Webs
It is currently unclear which species of spider created the webs.
These Spiders Fly By Spinning Silk Balloons
"You need to see it to believe it… they're literally sailing through the air," one biologist noted.
Watch This Extraordinary Footage of a Jumping Spider
Regal jumping spiders can jump six times their own body length.
Male Brown Widow Spiders Prefer Cannibalistic Females
Researchers suggest that the older females may be seducing the males with pheromone signals.
World's Oldest Spider Killed by Wasp at Age 43
It outlived the next-oldest known spider by some 15 years.
Deadly Funnel Web Spider Caught for Antivenom
He is the largest male specimen ever found.