The effects of spider bites are putting more people in hospital in England than 10 years ago, according to a freedom of information request by the Press Association. NHS figures show that there were ...

This video examines a funnel web spider species recently linked to concerning bite effects. Footage and analysis focus on venom composition, delivery, and how it compares to previously known spiders.

Summer is here, and so are the bugs. Every summer, insects and arachnids alike seem to come in swarms. Spending time outside during summer is one of the best parts of the season. While the weather may ...

Spider bite hospital admissions in the UK have doubled in a decade, with the country's most dangerous spider beginning to ...

Although the word “spider” may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many readers, the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not as icky as one might suppose. Arachnids provide essential services for ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) But each spider’s venom is a cocktail of ingredients as varied as their hunting ...

Noble false widow spiders - or steatoda nobilis - are on the rise in the UK, and prefer living in or near houses The effects of spider bites are putting more people in hospital in England than 10 ...