You may have heard about some not-so-itsy-bitsy venomous flying spiders that can soar with the winds, love to eat butterflies and are already appearing along the East Coast. They're called Joro ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No, it's not an omen or a weird biblical sign of the apocalypse. Thousands of tarantulas are venturing out to find mates just in ...

Biologists have discovered a new tarantula species in Cuba that is bigger and hairier than other spiders in its genus. A new study, "A hairy giant among dwarves," published this month in the Journal ...

The Chester Zoo in England reports that the fen raft spiders "just had the biggest mating season on record" after they almost became extinct Alamy The Chester Zoo is looking back on a monumental ...

The Bay State may soon be dealing with a new invasive species. This could be the year those giant Joro spiders arrive in Massachusetts, according to a leading arachnid researcher who emphasized “there ...

Joro spiders, those scary-looking critters that can apparently fly through the air when their giant webs are lifted by the wind, have been making big headlines in recent weeks — mainly because of ...

This video documents the search for giant jungle spiders in a dry forest habitat . These large spiders rely on camouflage and ...

Giant venomous flying spiders from Japan have made their way to the U.S. in recent years, and will likely infiltrate more states in 2024. Originally spotted in Georgia ten years ago, the arachnids are ...

Giant venomous flying spiders from Japan have made their way to the U.S. in recent years, and will likely infiltrate more states in 2024. Originally spotted in Georgia a decade ago, the arachnids are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There are over 45,000 species of spiders in existence, but ...