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 ...

They can grow as large as a child’s hand, travel through the air hanging by a thread and could soon be landing in a backyard near you. But as the Joro spider, an invasive species, makes its way across ...

Joro spiders, which are native to Asia, have arrived in North Carolina early this year, according to Kelly Oten, an NC State Extension specialist for forest health. Screengrab from a video by Clemson ...

A fossilized spider unearthed in the grasslands of eastern Australia has turned out to be the largest of its kind ever discovered on the continent—and possibly one of the largest fossil spiders found ...

Giant venomous spiders with 4-inch-long legs continue to invade the U.S., researchers say, but they don't appear to pose any major threats to humans -- yet. Studies show Joro spiders, originally from ...

They are large. They are venomous. They can float. Say hello to the giant Joro spiders set to invite the Northeast. This summer, the Joro spiders are expected to continue their expansion across the ...

A newly described species from Hawaiʻi hides itself with carcasses to avoid getting eaten by spiders. Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn it ...