A seemingly harmless spider bite turned into a painful ordeal for a woman in Menorca–and it’s not an isolated case. A particularly dangerous species of spider is spreading across the Balearic Islands ...

"The doctor told me I was lucky, because the bacteria transmitted by the spider was eating my skin, but hadn’t reached muscle or bone. If I’d waited any longer, it could have caused much more damage." ...

Visitors have been warned about a species of spider that can cause serious damage to humans, found on one of the most popular holiday islands.

It may have only taken one radioactive spider bite for Peter Parker to become Spider-Man, but everyone else can rest easy: Spider bites are rare, and most of the time, they can be treated at home.

The good news is that most spiders can't bite humans. But the bad news? Some spider bites can be dangerous and, rarely, even ...

Of all the creeping, crawling critters that potentially pose problems for humans, spiders occupy a special niche. Unlike the biting, stinging pests such as hornets, wasps, snakes, and ticks that ...