Spiders are some of the most diverse creatures on Earth. While they can be frightening, most of them are harmless and ...

While filming a TV documentary inside an old Victorian gunpowder store in Northern Ireland, scientists made an intriguing ...

A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of ...

From the cobwebs that drape the corners of our basements to the webs spun gracefully in our gardens, spiders are ubiquitous ...

These eight-legged creatures are rarely harmful in the UK. While spider bites aren't uncommon, of the over 650 different species of spiders in the UK, just 12 are venomous enough to cause humans ...

A new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, was discovered on spiders in Irish caves. It changes their behavior, similar to ...

One hundred and two venomous snakes have been removed from a suburban back garden in Sydney. David Stein called experts after seeing six snakes moving around in a pile of mulch and discovered that ...

A homeowner was terrified to discover nearly 100 venomous snakes in a writhing black knot in his backyard — in a case experts have described as a “rare occurrence.” The trouble began last ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were removed from a pile of mulch in his Sydney backyard. David Stein ...