The investigative minds at How to Survive rank the Brazilian Wandering Spider and the Funnel-web based on venom potency and the time a victim has to receive antivenom before paralysis sets in.

Out of the over 50,000 species of spiders identified by scientists, only a few are responsible for human deaths. That may come as a surprise, since virtually every spider species is venomous to some ...

Trump supporter Júnior Pena falsely claimed migrants being rounded up, including Brazilians, were ‘all crooks’ A rightwing Brazilian influencer who claimed Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown ...

What looked like a pearl necklace on a tiny spider turned out to be parasitic mite larvae. Scientists identified the mites as a new species, marking the first record of its family in Brazil. The ...

There are two kinds of spiders that make webs indoors during the winter, and both are quite common. And neither is native to the Northland. They have done very well here, adapting to our climate and ...

Charles Bediako is asking the Alabama Supreme Court to give him "interim injunctive relief" so he can finish the college basketball season with the Crimson Tide. Duke's win against Michigan has ...

Chris Hamilton and Brent Hendrixson met someone unexpected in the mountains of Southeastern Arizona: a leggy redhead with a taste for cold weather. The two researchers discovered a new species of ...