A Spanish funnel-web spider (Macrothele calpeiana), recognized as Europe’s largest spider, has made an unexpected journey to the UK, arriving in a West Sussex nursery hidden inside an olive tree ...

Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise ...

As Europe’s biggest ever spider arrives in the UK in a batch of olives from Cordoba in southern Spain, we take a look at the UK’s largest spiders and the story of a man who ended up in hospital after ...

A nursery owner in West Sussex got quite the fright after the spider was found on a shipment of olives from Cordoba.

Due to the slow season, the park needs more male funnel-web spiders whose venom is essential for antivenom production. Spider keeper Emma Teni said the zoo needs the public’s help “now more ...

Millions of Australians are being warned to look out for the world's most venomous spider as wet weather season begins. Funnel-web spiders are a regular cause for concern in NSW, but the ...

Picture: Supplied Australian Reptile Park seeking funnel web spider donations. Picture: Supplied Spider keeper Emma Teni said the zoo needed the public’s help “now more than ever”.

Most spiders are harmless to humans, as their venom is rarely dangerous except for very young children or those with weak immune systems. Whereas venomous snakes are more dangerous due to their larger ...

A British man made a skin-crawling discovery when a venemous spider with a 'huge appetite', known as 'Europe's largest', arrived with his delivery of olives. The arachnid, a Spanish funnel-web ...