A newly published study co-authored by University of South Florida alum Louis Coticchio and USF integrative biologist Deby Cassill challenges long-standing assumptions about the brown recluse spider, ...

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“This research shows that brown recluse spiders aren’t the boogeyman that everyone makes them out to be,” Coticchio said.

According to the ISAF 2025 shark attack report, global unprovoked shark bites returned to near-average levels in 2025, following a sharp reduction the year prior. A total of 65 unprovoked shark bites ...

For the second year in a row, New Jersey had no shark bites off its coast. Swimmers elsewhere were not so lucky.

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Patricia Shields claims her landlord won't let her out of her lease, even though her apartment is infested with venomous spiders Courtesy of P.Shields A woman is suing her landlord, claiming that they ...

Spiders have long been the subject of myths, misconceptions, and outright fear. These eight-legged creatures often get a bad reputation, with many people suffering from arachnophobia—the irrational ...

AGAINST HER APARTMENT COMPLEX OVER SEVERE SPIDER BITES. PATRICIA SHIELDS SAYS SPIDERS LIKE THIS ONE WERE FOUND IN THE BATHROOM OF HER OLD APARTMENT IN LARGO. SHE SAYS SEVERAL OF THE SPIDER BITES ...