Don't reach for a shoe the next time you find a spider in your home. Squishing some types of spiders can create even bigger ...

Dihonov says the only way to truly deter spiders is to minimize the insect activity around your home. “No prey means no food for them and they will move away searching for it. So pest-proofing your ...

Sydney funnel-web spiders are large, robust spiders with shiny, hairless bodies that are usually black or dark brown. The females are usually larger than males and can reach up to five centimeters in ...

To kill their prey with venom, spiders typically bite and then inject venom through their fangs. But one spider has been found to take a completely different approach—covering their prey with ...

Most spider species subdue dinner by injecting venom from their fangs. Feather-legged lace weavers swathe prey in silk, then upchuck a killing brew.

Don't Squash The BIG, Flying Japanese Spiders The Joro spider is n ative to Asia and is a type of golden silk orb-weaver. It was first spotted around Georgia in '13 and has steadily and continuously ...

A wolf spider bite usually leaves two dot-like marks on the skin from their fangs. The skin may appear to be slightly ripped and bear fang-like markings from the bite.

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they had ever seen.

Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions to the park's life-saving venom-milking program, keepers say.

· Clean up around your home’s foundation. Remove firewood, bricks, boards, tarps, or vegetation up against the house, which shelters insects that provide food for spiders, says Gray. Make sure to wear ...

When we think of spiders, the first thing that comes to mind is their ability to weave intricate and robust webs. But their ability to cut their own silk—the toughest natural material—and ...

A study coordinated by the University of Trento has revealed why spiders are capable of cutting very strong and tough materials such as their own silk, carbon or Kevlar®. The discovery could ...