Call it poisonous, venomous, or just plain nasty, the spider that delivers the bite considered most dangerous to humans is the Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus).

THE most dangerous spider found in Britain will scurry into homes across the country in the coming weeks, experts have warned ...

More dangerous invasive critters are marmorated stink bugs, which harm fruit trees, legumes, corn, garden vegetables and some ...

Arachnologist Maydianne Andrade’s lab at the University of Toronto Scarborough is home to as many as 100,000 black widow ...

Every summer, Oregon’s biggest spider crawls out of the shadows and into homes, racing across floors and walls as it hunts ...

Most of the time, they just cause skin irritation, although their scary appearance has brought about misconceptions. "Unlike other poisonous spiders, white-tailed spiders are common but not ...

Window cleaner Adam Abrehart discovered a bite on his leg after returning home from a run near Shefford, Bedfordshire. Initially just itchy, the bite soon swelled in size and turned black, engulfing ...

A member of the tarantula family, the Goliath birdeater takes the prize for the heaviest spider in the world. As is the case with many spiders, the females are bigger than the males because they ...

Like most spiders, wolf spiders help control other pests, especially those found in yards and gardens, like cockroaches, crickets, flies and other spiders.

Oxford University expert speaks on Britain's most dangerous spider the false widow set to invade homes across Oxfordshire and the UK.