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

They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

There are likely many more species left to be discovered. The fungus infecting the spiders works its way from inside the body to the outside, eventually covering its entire body. CABI / SWNS Even ...

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

It's the world's largest spider — and the heaviest. Native to South America's rainforests, this Goliath weighs as much as a hockey puck, with a body the size of a midsized smartphone and a leg span ...

Spiders can reach their top running speeds again soon after self-amputating a limb – a trick that could inspire robots that can move more effectively when they are damaged. When threatened by a ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

You can get in touch with Jess by emailing j.thomson@newsweek.com. Scientists have just discovered a brand new species of spider—and it instantly became the most venomous story in the world.

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

Oh what a tangled web we weave when the multiverse becomes part of Spider-Man canon. The Spider-Man film franchise started simply enough, with 2002’s “Spider-Man.” Fast forward 20 years and ...

IGN can exclusively reveal the third issue in this series - Godzilla vs. Spider-Man #1. Check out the slideshow gallery below to see the cover art for Godzilla vs. Spider-Man #1: The reveal of ...

Experts have revealed that the spectacle of spiders falling from the sky is a natural occurrence. A chilling spectacle unfolded in Sao Thome das Letras, Brazil, as hundreds of eight-legged ...