Clean your house routinely, using a vacuum in areas where spiders and their egg sacs may be. Only two spiders in the United ...

Usually, their venom (like a poison) is not strong enough to hurt humans. So spider bites usually go unnoticed, or they may look like any other bug bite. A few types of spiders can cause problems for ...

Spiders are some of the most common creatures we share our homes with. While they may seem scary at first, most house spider species are harmless and even helpful, keeping pest insects under control.

False widow spider bites have been a hot topic in recent years, along with reports of bumper crops of house and garden spiders, and news that city spiders are getting fatter. Warm weather contributes ...

Most spider bites don't go all the way through skin, so they usually cause only mild reactions. But a bite from a black widow spider or brown recluse spider can cause serious reactions and needs ...

Thankfully anti-venoms are available to treat bites, reducing the risk of death. And here's a fun fact: they're also known as the "banana spider" because some people believe they've been found ...

For instance, a 2019 study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution found minimal adverse reactions to bites from cellar spiders ...

Almost 100 people were hospitalised with suspected spider bites last year, official NHS data show, which is four times as many as a decade ago and twice as many as two years ago. The vast majority ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. Nicknamed 'big boy', it can grow up to 9cm (3.54 inches) compared with 5cm (1.97 ...

Let's talk about the woodlouse spider, an arachnid with a unique hunting style and impressive jaws. Known scientifically as ...

Loxosceles spiders, commonly known as recluse spiders, are notorious for their venom, which can cause severe reactions in humans. The bites from these spiders can lead to a condition known as ...