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

If you are bitten by a large, black spider in Australia, the medical advice is to treat is as an emergency. However, not all ...

for a study investigating how reproduction trades off with immune function in a wolf spider species that provide parental care. Kirschman's research found no trade-off between reproductive effort ...

Thanks to science, the deadliest spider in the world revealed a long-held secret that could have implications for those who ...

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

The new temporary attraction with live tarantulas and lots of facts hopes to make you more curious than apprehensive.

“This species is perhaps one of the rarest reptiles ... And these dragons co-occur with wolf spiders, which they rely on, because they utilise their burrows for shelter.” ...

Goetze: I recently discovered an old family photo that caused me to ponder how our fauna and flora have changed since the mid ...

I’m in Australia as I write this. It’s my tenth trip Down Under playing at their Fringe festivals. The first time I came here, I shared an apartment with another Scottish comedian, who was paranoid ...

Most of these are not dangerous to humans since only 30 species of spiders worldwide are capable of causing us harm. However, there are a few that can do serious damage and even cause death. Among ...