The 43-year-old's hand, arm, leg and even foot ballooned as the venom took hold and he was rushed to hospital.

A SNEAKY spider that becomes “virtually invisible to predators” has been discovered. The critter is described as a “master ...

form a group of species that, because of their general resemblance to the much more notorious black widow spiders (Latrodectus spp.), can cause concern when found in the UK. Although they resemble ...

The pirate spiders, of which there are four UK species in the genus Ero, go onto another spider's web and mimic the behaviour of its prey to lure the spider closer. When the web's owner investigates, ...

It’s quite amazing that a new species to science has been found in the UK” Berry said. “This very rarely happens in modern times as the county is very well studied as far as spiders go.

Females are a dull brownish gray but — like their namesake, the peacock — male sparklemuffins pull out all the stops in the ...

The UK is home to more than 650 different species of spiders, and although extremely rare in this part of the world, their bites could lead to dangerous outcomes. The number could be higher ...

Now they've been described in a research paper by scientists who say they're both types of trapdoor spiders – unusual for the location. "We didn't discover these spiders in the typical dry ...