The giant house spider is largely beneficial for helping control other, more dangerous pests, but here's how to tell it apart ...

By MELINA WALLING (Associated Press) A large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider is on the move in the ...

Giant spiders the size of a human hand have had a record breeding year in UK following conservation efforts.

Brianna Smith and her fiancée were horrified when their garage floor was covered with baby spiders Brianna Smith recorded the moment she and her fiancée attempted to kill a spider in their ...

A new and large species of spider has been found living in Queensland, Australia, and researchers say it's in need of protection.Rare and colorful, the tarantula-like creature is a type of golden ...

The Chester Zoo is looking back on a monumental achievement. The English zoo celebrated 10 years since they released thousands of giant fen raft spiders into the United Kingdom after the species ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has snapped its first images of web-like "boxwork" features on the surface of Mars. The zig-zagging rocks could provide clues about the Red Planet's watery past and whether it ...

Giant spiders are invading the East Coast! This is not a drill! Evacuate to Toledo! Now! The East Coast faces an invasion of 3-inch Joro spiders that can parachute from the sky. It's clearly time ...

The invasive Joro spider has been spotted in Pennsylvania as it continues to spread in the U.S. The giant species was first seen in Georgia a decade ago.

Joro spiders have hearts that are able to withstand the loud and bustling noises of big cities , according to a study published on Monday.

Over a thousand giant spiders have been found in a shipment of cookies at an airport in Germany. German customs officers discovered over 1,500 tarantula spiders when they opened a shipment of ‘cookies ...