Many people are scared of spiders, and that's for understandable reasons. After all, no one would want to come upon this huge ...

The 10 largest spiders in the world seem straight out of science fiction, with legs from 5.5 inches to over a FOOT wide.

That said, at least half of the Goliath birdeater's name is accurate because it's a real giant. It's the world's largest spider — and the heaviest. Native to South America's rainforests ...

What looks like a spider but isn’t one, lives underwater and breathes through its legs? That would be the mysterious sea ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

Britain is home to an array of different spiders, but which ones are the biggest and are you likely to find any in your house? From the cardinal to the fen raft spider, BBC Countryfile has come ...

Britain is home to an array of different spiders, but which ones are the biggest and are you likely to find any in your house? From the cardinal to the fen raft spider, BBC Countryfile has come up ...

That said, at least half of the Goliath birdeater's name is accurate because it's a real giant. It's the world's largest spider — and the heaviest. Native to South America's rainforests, this Goliath ...

which has the largest collection of funnel-web spiders in the world. The scientists closely observed the specimens under a microscope and analyzed their genetics. The Sydney funnel-web spider ...