The spider doppelgängers are made of prey carcasses, plant debris, and other organic materials. They have a central structure ...

A newfound defensive tactic takes advantage of this idea: researchers documented spiders building giant spiderlike ...

A suburban lounge room turns into a full-on spider incident when Tim Faulkner arrives to investigate a “big black spider.” ...

You dislodge a rotting log in your yard and immediately recoil at the sight of a spider. The creature is black, shiny, and has eight thick, armoured legs. It is not ...

There are big spiders, and then there’s the Newcastle ‘Big Boy.’ First described in the early 2000s, this spider is the largest type of funnel-web spider found in Australia. Confusion over the Big Boy ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Joro spiders, the giant venomous spiders with 4-inch-long legs, are spreading across the East Coast, but the insects are not in Pennsylvania yet. "They were first discovered in ...

Have you ever wondered what some of the largest spiders in South Carolina might look like? If you haven’t before, you might be curious now. You may be accustomed to seeing banana spiders in their ...

A Washington College professor is calling on residents in the state to help track the expansion of the Jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata), an invasive species previously seen in large numbers only in ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Great Smoky Mountains National Park is asking for the public's help tracking down huge venomous bright yellow spiders. The national park said the Joro Spider, originally from East ...

Tropical orb-weaving spiders craft giant spider-like puppets in their webs. Scientists say the decoys may deter predators, ...