Inhabitants of Sao Thome das Letras in Brazil witnessed a "rain of spiders" as the Parawixia bistriata species spun an elaborate silk web during its reproductive and hunting phase. These social ...

Here are some of the scariest spiders to look out for and steer clear of. There are several funnel-web spiders, but the most well-known is the Atrax robustus. These arachnids, found in Australia ...

EUROPE’s biggest species of spider has arrived in Britain, with the venomous funnel-web creature spotted in a nursery yard. The terrifying stowaway, said to have a “huge ...

A NASA study from 1995 looked into the effect of various chemicals on spiders gives us a glimpse into how the brain is affected by caffeine - and published a terrifying graphic showing how toxic ...