While they may incite fear due to their impressive dimensions, these spiders play crucial roles in their ecosystems and have become subjects of significant scientific interest and study.

The spider is so large, its fangs could pierce and deliver their lethal venom through a human fingernail, zoo keepers said. A member of the public caught and donated the giant arachnid to the ...

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the ...

Arachnophobes may not appreciate the discovery of a never-before-seen "giant ... creatures, Trichopelma grande is a special find. Not only is it larger and hairier than other spiders in its ...

One of the biggest ‘mega spider’ fossil ever found has just been discovered in Australia. This colossal arachnid was five ...

The world’s most dangerous spider just got deadlier. And they’re on the move, with a baby already bitten this season.

Australian scientists have discovered a larger and more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the ...