The Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales is urging Sydney residents to carefully collect funnel-web spiders and their ...

A decade ago, Chester Zoo released thousands of fen raft Spiders after the species was found to be in terminal decline.

Mosquitoes and spider bites can be very uncomfortable for humans and pets, and if they get severe, proper medication is required.

Footage shows a fen raft spider in the UK as the species makes a comeback with more than 10,000 breeding females.

But spiders could also have a more foreboding meaning when they appear in dreams. If you felt afraid, you may want to reflect on what you fear. Do you feel trapped? Are stuck in a web of ...

Along a similar vein is the annual scare story of giant spiders invading our homes over winter. Today, the Independent tells ...

In other words, how did you feel about the spider? If you felt afraid, you may want to reflect on what you fear. Do you feel trapped? Are stuck in a web of something that you can’t get out?

Yes, spiders do sleep (or at least enter a sleep-like state that's very similar to our form of slumber). Much like us, spiders need a deep rest state to keep their brains functioning and their ...

There aren’t breeds of tarantulas. There are, however ... The laid-back and easy-going nature of this group of spiders makes them relatively safe to handle compared to more aggressive varieties.

A type of huge spider which can grow to be the size of a human hand that was released into the wild by a zoo has now had a record breeding year in UK. A decade ago, Chester Zoo released thousands of ...

males initiate breeding based on the pheromones released by female black widow spiders. Male black widow spiders can also sense when female black widow spiders are hungry, and this is when they take ...