We have all heard the rumour, right? That over a lifetime, humans swallow around 20 spiders in our sleep. Now, given that the average life expectancy in the UK is over the age of 80, that’s not too ...

And just like a spider jumping into your mouth as you sleep ... at face value the idea that we’re all habitually consuming spiders in our sleep. And after all – spiders are creepy, and ...

Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia - is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...

The large, hairy spiders are often depicted as dangerous but Jim Mason, of the Great Plains Nature Center, said the spiders are generally docile. Tarantulas rear up on their back legs when they ...

fuzzy spiders live in tree hollows, along streams and forest paths, and in forest patches. They exhibit interesting behaviours, such as females carrying their egg sacs under their mouth parts (or ...

hardly appealing. They explain: “Your open, moist mouth isn’t appealing to a spider. Spiders breathe oxygen and would be repelled by your mouth, which to them would seem like a warm ...