A trap door with silken hinges might sound like something out of a fairy tale, but it's actually something that comes out of some spiders — and there's a new species to add to the list. Researchers in ...

ATLANTA — It may sound like the things that nightmares are made of. People across North Georgia have reported thousands of sightings of the now-infamous Joro Spider. The giant, venomous, “flying” ...

The Australian Reptile Park is home to more than 2,000 funnel-web spiders. But recently the park received a record-breaking creature when someone turned in a large arachnid. The approximately 3.1-inch ...

Those aren't early Halloween decorations: giant Joro spiders, known for parachuting through the air, were spotted in Pennsylvania this month. Six of the spiders were reported on Sept. 5, according to ...

Well, at least one is. It’s an arachnophobe’s worst nightmare coming true: A giant Joro spider has been confirmed in Boston for the first time. It’s the first confirmed Joro sighting in Massachusetts, ...

While sorting through a collection of arachnids in South Africa, researchers recently discovered a unique eight-legged critter. The experts were searching for details about the genus Festucula, a type ...