The further south you go, the bigger the bugs. Heat has a dramatic effect on the growth rate of some species, and North ...

Among the most common spiders found in and around the home, the shy grass spider (aka a funnel-web spider) builds dense, silk-lined webs/burrows to trap its insect victims. They’re also super fast ...

A new study has looked into this size misestimation phenomenon a little further, asking participants to estimate the size of ...

A new study has revealed why some spiders possess venom that is far more potent than others. By analyzing the venoms of more than 70 different spider species, the team explored whether factors ...

At over a foot long, the world's biggest spider is quite a sight. Adventurers and arachnaphobes alike might be wondering, ...

The giant house spider is a year-round tenant, which explains why “house” is part of its common name. The adult species’ impressive size explains the “giant” part.

The giant house spider can grow to have a body length of one inch, with its legs growing up to four inches long.

Joro spiders have ballooned their way to Pennsylvania just in time for the spooky Halloween season. Six of the giant, brightly colored arachnids, first spotted in Georgia almost a decade ago, were ...

The East Coast faces an invasion of 3-inch Joro spiders that can parachute from the sky. It's clearly time for everyone to move to the Midwest.

A male giant house spider in Portland on Aug. 2, 2024. The spider was found crawling out of a pile of loose laundry. Mark Graves/The Oregonian Key things to know about Oregon’s largest arachnid: ...

“Considering spiders as a whole, its not spider season, but considering [giant house spiders and cross orb weavers], the ones that people actually notice, it is their season,” Crawford said in ...

The giant house spider can grow to have a body length of 1 inches with its legs growing up to 4 inches long. Its long legs make the spider appear large in size (hence the name) which might instill ...