The new temporary attraction with live tarantulas and lots of facts hopes to make you more curious than apprehensive.

One woman remarked to Klepper that breaking a window on the centuries-old building might “hurt her hand,” but failed to explain why the man with her was dressed as… Spider-Man. With great ...

Few things fear people’s hearts, like the mention of venomous spiders. According to the Guinness World Records, venomous spiders are some of the most dangerous creatures on Earth, and the Brazilian ...

The deadly Sydney funnel-web is three distinct species – not one, as previously thought, scientists have confirmed. Spider experts have long suspected the Sydney funnel-web was more than one species ...

The yellow sac spider can make a new cocoon in 10 to 15 minutes and typically hangs this sac in the corner of rooms or trees. Both species have brown jaws, darker legs, and dark dorsal stripes ...

The spider cricket is a common American pest. This insect gets its name from its spindly, spider-like legs, but it’s not a true spider. This pest typically lives in caves and forests ...

"As we've been seeing for some time in our auctions, it's impossible to predict the ceiling for the best comic art," says Todd Hignite, Executive Vice President. "The market is just incredibly ...

SYDNEY — Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname ...

Scientists in Australia say a group of “unusually large” funnel-web spiders is actually a new species in its own right. Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study ...

A new species of Funnel Web Spider named Atrax christenseni and nicknamed ‘Big Boy’ is pictured at the Australian Museum in Sydney (Picture: Reuters) A new type of spider, nicknamed the ‘big ...