New Zealanders might want to check their luggage twice — because some eight-legged travelers may be making themselves at home. Giant Australian spiders, like huntsman spiders, are showing up in ...

Have you recently taken a stroll through Great Smoky Mountains National Park and thought, "Wow, what's that bright yellow and gray striped arachnid building a massive golden web overhead?" Meet the ...

Arachnaphobes, look away — there's a giant invasive spider coming to the tri-state this summer. Joro spiders are expected to start showing up in New Jersey and New York this summer, spreading up from ...

ATLANTA — Not everyone would welcome a web of giant spiders outside their front door — but for Lee Guthrie, it’s a sight he’s grown to love. To the right of his porch, several Joro spiders have built ...

The spider doppelgängers are made of prey carcasses, plant debris, and other organic materials. They have a central structure ...

Although the word “spider” may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many readers, the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not as icky as one might suppose. Arachnids provide essential services for ...