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, ...

Mosquitoes have been biting people for more than a million years and probably much longer. An analysis of 38 modern mosquitoes’ DNA suggests an ancestral mosquito species developed a preference for ...

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This video examines the tropical banana spider, commonly linked to species known for medically significant venom and unpredictable defensive behavior. Unlike web-building spiders, it actively hunts ...

William J. Baerg was a naturalist, entomologist and teacher who served as head of the Department of Entomology at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville for 31 years. His research on black widow ...

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 ...

LARGO, Fla. (WTSP/CNN NEWSOURCE/WKRC) - A Florida woman has filed a lawsuit against her apartment complex, alleging negligence after suffering multiple spider bites that led to the amputation of two ...

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 ...

A Florida woman is suing her former apartment complex after she said she suffered from severe medical issues due to repeated spider bites that culminated in the amputation of her toes. Patricia ...

LARGO, Fla. (WTSP) - A Florida woman is taking legal action against her former apartment complex, saying she had to have two toes amputated after getting bitten by the spiders constantly inside her ...