I’ve already dodged a couple of giant tortoises along the white sand ... for countless other species to flourish. Golden orb-weaver spiders spin their webs in the light gaps.

Have you ever paused in awe at a glistening spider web stretched between branches after a morning rain? There’s something ...

the walnut orb-weaver spider, wasp spider, black lace-weaver, the cross spider, the giant house spider and cellar spider, lace-webbed spider, the zebra-back spider – and even the innocuous ...

Other Giant Spider Webs Golden Orb-Weaver Spider (Africa and Asia), Goliath Birdeater Tarantula (South America), Tunnel Web Spider (New Zealand) The Largest Spider Web Ever Found The largest spider ...

and the pesky face-level webs of golden orb-weaver spiders. Mostly, though, it was flora that stood out: tyre palms like giant fans, heart-leafed anthuriums, and some of the oldest, tallest trees on ...

The pantropical huntsman spider (Heteropoda venatoria) lives in Florida. It is also one of the largest spiders in the state. Other names for this species include the giant crab spider ... include the ...

If you want to go somewhere on Earth without a single spider, Antarctica is your best bet. This frozen continent contains not a single one. The closest thing would be the sea-dwelling giant Antarctic ...

A giant spider sculpture has been reinstalled in the Tate Modern as part of the gallery’s 25th anniversary. Created by the artist Louise Bourgeois, Maman is a bronze, stainless steel and marble ...

Walking into a spider web might make you panic, even if it’s only a few feet wide. Now imagine colliding into one over 80 feet long. That’s unlikely, but thanks to the Darwin’s bark spider ...