There are close to 50,000 known species of spiders, with another 50,000 estimated to be undiscovered. While the creepy arachnids can be frightening to look at, many are harmless to humans. However, ...

A MAN has lost both of his legs — and could have both arms amputated — in a Melbourne Hospital after he contracted flesh necrosis, possibly after a “spider bite”. However he has no memory of being ...

A BHP train driver was stressed and sleeping with the lights on after being bitten on two occasions by white-tailed spiders at his Port Hedland accommodation in the days leading up to him driving his ...

A rare trapdoor spider, Aptostichus ramirezae, discovered in Iran, features a tail-like appendage, a trait thought extinct for millions of years. This 'living fossil' offers a unique glimpse into ...