The Goliath birdeater spider, native to South America's rainforests, is the biggest spider in the world, with a leg span reaching up to 12 inches (31 cm). The giant huntsman spider, found in Laos, ...

They say good things come in threes—but is that true even for the most venomous spider in the world? Scientists in ... and comparing them to century-old specimens from the Australian Museum ...

Almost every Australian is taught, from a very young age, to be cautious around the funnel-web spider. These large, black, aggressive ... are two new species of the world's most venomous spider ...

The world's most venomous ... probably the funnel-web spider and its relatives. The Sydney funnel-web spider can kill a toddler in about five minutes and a five-year-old in about two hours." ...

As a part of the web of life, black widow spiders are as important as any other species including deer and quail. Where humankind is concerned it is pointless to try to label them as good or bad - ...

At that time, a lot happened. Old villains have been redefined to become new allies with the Green Goblin. On top of a vastly different origin story than we’re used to. Now Ultimate Spider-Man is ...

Male Atrax robustus spiders (Sydney funnel-web spiders) are responsible for over 10 deaths a year. That said, there are plenty of other harmless spiders in many other parts of the world who create ...

In a grimy torture complex of a Buenos Aires prison as military dictatorship rages in the outside world ... s old-Hollywood ambitions. The plot of Ingrid Luna’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman ...