You can easily identify the big and colorful Joro spider in its adult form. The female Joro spider has blue-black and yellow stripes on its back and legs. The spider’s underside has distinct red ...

Black widows are solitary year-round except during this violent mating ritual. These spiders spin large webs in which females suspend a cocoon with hundreds of eggs. Spiderlings disperse soon ...

Scientists in Australia say a group of “unusually large” funnel-web spiders is actually a new species in its own right. Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study ...

A bite from any large black spider should be treated as a medical emergency Any snake bite must be treated as potentially life-threatening and apply a pressure immobilisation bandage as a key ...