When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the ...

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 ...

If spiders creep you out, this one is going to give you a big scare. A photo of a giant Huntsman spider taken in Australia last year has suddenly gone viral. The picture originally was posted last ...

Researchers peered inside the brains of huntsman and crab spiders using microCT scanners and found that while spiders' brains don't have to be bigger for them to live in groups, social spiders are ...