spiders
Pilot with allergy to spiders is bitten mid-flight by stowaway tarantula
A pilot with a severe allergic reaction to spiders was bit by a stowaway tarantula mid-flight -- forcing a Spain-bound flight to be fumigated and causing disruptions to air travel,...
I'm terrified of spiders — so I started sleeping in a tent on my bed
A woman with a crippling fear of spiders sleeps in a tent on her bed - to protect her from creepy crawlies.
Fungus named after David Attenborough is zombifying spiders in Ireland
The spiders, which are most commonly known to hide themselves away, begin to act irregularly when they contract the fungus.
‘Spider rain’ phenomenon is actually webslinging ‘orgy’
Check out this web of desire. Spiders aren’t actually raining from the sky in this creepy clip filmed in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais on Dec. 28, 2024. Look...
I have over 1,000 spiders in my 'tarantula cave' — I help people overcome their fear of creepy crawlies
"It's so rewarding helping people get over their fears - though the majority of my family are petrified of spiders still!"
Bug smuggler busted with over 300 tarantulas strapped to body — dozens as big as a human hand
“All were extracted illegally and are part of the illegal wildlife trafficking that moves millions of dollars in the world."
Officials warn of deadly spider outbreak — and are asking residents to collect them for their milk
Residents who find funnel-web spiders are asked to collect them and donate them to Australian Reptile Park so they can be milked to create antivenom to help people who have been bitten...
Giant spiders the size of a human hand are breeding faster than ever
A decade ago, Chester Zoo released thousands of fen raft Spiders after the species was found to be in terminal decline.
Homeowner wakes up to Halloween horror in his yard: 'I almost had a heart attack!'
The man was stunned by what he saw on his front lawn on the morning of Oct. 31.
It's cuffing season for horny tarantulas as thousands of spiders travel the US looking for love
Here's what to do if you come across the amorous eight-leggers.
Florida roommate charged with drowning pet spider in soda: 'Yes I'm an evil spider killer!!'
Ilena Renae Rasmussen admitted that she drowned the arachnid in soda. Her motive was unclear.
Why you should look before you reach in to a golf cup in Arizona
Hold onto your golf balls. A tarantula was spotted hiding out inside a hole cup at Seven Canyons Golf Club in Sedona, Arizona. "Welcome to tarantula season in northern Arizona,"...
Atlanta mom's skin felt like it was 'on fire' after she was attacked by cluster of deadly spiders
Jessica Rogue, a single mom of three, was left with horrific injuries after being attacked in her Georgia home by a cluster of highly venomous spiders.
'Unusually scary' bug in Apple Vision Pro allows hackers to fill your room with spiders, bats
Talk about a software bug. A tech expert discovered "an unusually 'scary' vulnerability" in the Apple Vision Pro headset which lets hackers flood your virtual reality with spiders, bats and...
Invasive spiders the size of a human hand that can float in the air are expected to land in NYC this summer
The creepy-crawlies from East Asia can grow as large as a human hand.
Natural History Museum curator detained in Turkey for trying to smuggle 1,500 spider, scorpion samples
An American Museum of Natural History curator was detained in Istanbul after allegedly attempting to smuggle 1,500 spider, tarantula and scorpion samples out of the country.
‘Worst thing I’ve ever seen’: Insane video of spiders horrifies TikTok
“I glimpsed at it as we drove past and gasped and asked the driver to turn around because I couldn’t believe what I’d seen,” the British traveler told news.com.au.
I've collected more than 700 pet tarantulas — it's good for my mental health
“All in all, I’ve rescued 120 spiders in the last year or so — it’s just my life, really. It’s everything to me," Aaron Phoenix said.
My ear felt scratchy — I found a spider's nest inside and then threw up
The patient discovered a sinister-looking black mass blanketing the inside of her ear, which she analogized to experiencing the upside-down realm from the hit Netflix series "Stranger Things."