They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

Daddy longlegs are a common pest in many homes and outdoor environments, sometimes referred to as a cellar spider, despite not being a spider at all. You’ve probably noticed them lurking around ...

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 Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

Majid and Hossein Kavousifar were both publicly executed by hanging in central Tehran in August 2007. Moghaddasi was one of several judges of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court allegedly ...

Not so much a case of 30 being the new 20, as 20 being the new 30. Less hanging out and less partying means less sex and less drinking. Both are developments that have been welcomed by the public ...

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 ...

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 ...

You can get in touch with Jess by emailing [email protected]. Scientists have just discovered a brand new species of spider—and it instantly became the most venomous story in the world.