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, ...

America’s wandering spider is a highly venomous species increasingly reported in parts of North America, challenging ...

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

The creepies just keep on crawling. First, there was a waterscorpion spotted in the window of a home in Summerland, a couple weeks ago. Now, there is a big arachnid spotted in Phillip Kennedy's ...

This video documents close interaction with a wolf spider, a fast-moving ground predator capable of delivering painful ...

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 ...

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 ...