There are big spiders, and then there’s the Newcastle ‘Big Boy.’ First described in the early 2000s, this spider is the largest type of funnel-web spider found in Australia.

In internet slang, spiders are sometimes known simply as "nopes." So please give a warm welcome to the most nope-ity of nopes, a venomous funnel-web spider that has earned the imposing nickname ...

Spider webs are amazing creations made entirely from fluid pushed out from the spider’s body. Smithsonian Magazine has a great explanation of the entire process if you want more details. One ...

Here are five of the biggest types of spiders in South Carolina, how huge they can get and if they are dangerous to people.

The spider attaches a line of silk to the tree branch she is standing on, by the side of a river, and bungee-jumps into space. Dangling in mid-air, she begins spewing out silk. And more silk. And ...

Spiders Tune In To Web's Music To Size Up Meals And Mates. June 10, ... you can imagine what the spider must be sensing when a big bug flies into it and thrashes around — a real cacophony.

Ingenious web construction and energy stored in stretched silk strands lend spiders super powers to lift animals too heavy for the spiders' tiny muscles to support.

Top 10 biggest spiders, by leg span. Here are the biggest spiders in the world by leg span:. Giant huntsman spider (12-inch leg span) Goliath birdeater (11-inch leg span) Brazilian salmon pink ...

Orb weaver spiders are known for their big, beautiful webs. Now, researchers suggest that these webs do more than just glue a spider’s meal in place — they may also swiftly paralyze their ...

There are big spiders, and then there’s the Newcastle ‘Big Boy.’ First described in the early 2000s, this spider is the largest type of funnel-web spider found in Australia. Confusion over ...

Here are five of the biggest types of spiders in South Carolina, how huge they can get and if they are dangerous to people. There’s a spider in SC big enough to catch fish. What to know about it ...