Several spider species, including the Goliath birdeater and giant huntsman, reach impressive sizes, adapting to diverse habitats like rainforests and caves. These spiders, while intimidating, play a ...

Robyn White is a Newsweek Nature Reporter based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on wildlife, science and the environment. Robyn joined Newsweek in 2022 having previously worked at environmental ...

There are more than 50,000 species of spider living on the planet and they come in all shapes and sizes. There are big ones, small ones and jumping ones. They live in our homes and gardens, up ...

Throughout history, tales of giant spiders have gripped the human imagination — from Arachne, the half-woman, half-spider figure in Greek mythology to J'ba Fofi, the rumored monkey-size spider of the ...

Arachnophobia is one of the most common phobias in the world, with 3% to 15% of the global population fearing spiders. If you are one of the many with arachnophobia, there's one species on Earth you ...

Everyone loves spiders... right? These eight-legged creatures come in all shapes and sizes, but Mia wants to know which ones take home the award for being the BIGGEST. But Why – A show for curious ...