The Sydney funnel-web spider, Atrax robustus, has been implicated in most human fatalities caused by funnel-web species, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Deposit Photos. You wouldn't expect a critter as tiny as a spider to instill as much fear as it does in something as ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a ...

Spiders play an important role in ecosystems across the United States, but a few species are known for having medically significant venom. In certain states, environmental conditions make it more ...

Massachusetts is home to dozens of species of spiders but luckily, most are not dangerous to humans. Massachusetts is home to just one spider that is harmful to humans: the black widow. Other common ...

Q: Our indoor-outdoor cats are fascinated by the spiders and spider webs around our house. I am concerned some of the black, ...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — Twice as many venomous spiders were exterminated this spring on this base in western Japan compared with the same three months last year, according to ...

This report examines the world’s most venomous spider and the biological traits that make it exceptionally dangerous. Its venom contains potent neurotoxins capable of disrupting the human nervous ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a ...