The LSU Ag Center states, “Adult females of these species are medium-to-large black spiders 0.4 to 0.5 inches in body length with globular abdomens that are glossy in surface luster.” ...

The Australian funnel-web spider antivenom ... that we could do further analysis as well as shooting terrific photos of our 'Big Boy.' To show how much Kane's work meant to us, we have called ...

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 ...

Jerry Hollis took this photo in the mountains above the Valley of what appears to be a common crab spider (Xysticus cristatus ...

Spotting large spiders feeding on other species isn’t unusual in the rainforest, but this is the first time a spider has been seen hauling an opossum back to its dinner table. We don’t ...

are a distant cousin of terrestrial spiders and can grow to over 50cm in leg span. They may be “abundant” and “abundantly large” in polar regions due to “deep-sea gigantism”, a ...