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 ...

Large numbers of spiders are entering homes as Europe’s largest spider was found at a nursery. The Spanish funnel-web spider, which is thought to be Europe’s largest, was spotted at a plant nursery in ...

A shopper got an unexpected freebie with her bananas when she discovered an egg sac thought to be from a venomous South ...

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.

How do you treat a spider bite and what are the symptoms to look out for? - With a rising number of people going to hospital with bites, it’s important to know which spiders can cause problems ...