The spread of these spiders poses a serious risk. Scientists issue warning after observing alarming shift in giant spider ...

"It was one of the biggest huntsman spiders he'd ever seen," Justine Latton said of her husband Adam, who witnessed the incident A man staying at a ski lodge in Tasmania, Australia had the scare ...

In the creepy crawly world of spiders, this gargantuan South American arachnid cousin has a set of fangs that would make ...

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Spiders come in all shapes and sizes, but these giant species stand out for their massive leg spans and impressive weight. Goliath Birdeater (Theraphosa blondi): Recognized as the world's largest ...

Associate Professor of Entomology at Lincoln University Cor Vink said he had been told of two sightings of the Huntsman spider - nine months apart - in the Pandora suburb of Napier. Huntsman ...

Video / NZ Herald, Getty A second sighting of a Huntsman spider in Napier’s Pandora area could be the last - unless the species can survive a Hawke’s Bay winter. Cor Vink, arachnid expert and ...