Scientists discover three species of the famous “Sydney funnel-web spider”, including a larger and more poisonous one in ...

Those living in São Thomé das Letras in Brazil got to see a "rain of spiders", when the Parawixia bistriata creates an ...

A "spider rain" filmed in a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, has completely shocked internet users. O post Video: “Spider rain” ...

“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni— dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax robustus centres on the North Shore of Sydney and the Central Coast, and the ...

The Art and Science of Arachnids” is an interactive, educational and fear-free celebration of the eight-legged creatures. The exhibit runs through May 4 at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln ...

Scientists published a full genetic sequence of the genes that make some white campions male, and hope their work could ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a ‘giant’ species of Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world’s deadliest. Nicknamed ‘Big Boy’, the species was originally found by Kane ...

This phenomenon typically transpires following periods of high heat and fog. Spider colonies, comprising up to 500 members, ...

However, the largest species today eclipse any known fossils. In the often misunderstood world of arachnids, the biggest spider in the world stands out among its giant kin. Enormous, eight-legged ...

The new species, nicknamed “the big boy”, was ... When one prowled across a benchtop, you could hear its footsteps. The giant spiders became sport for the park’s media team.

Sea spiders don't do anything by the book, and researchers have just gotten to the bottom of how they breathe.