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Australian town invaded by 25,000 tarantulas
6-27-2015 |
25
Scientists have been left perplexed after hordes of large spiders descended on the town of Maningrida.
Spiders rain down from the sky over Australia
5-19-2015 | 12
A unique phenomenon has seen parts of the country covered in a glistening layer of silvery webbing.
A fear of spiders may be part of our DNA
4-6-2015 | 36
Arachnophobia could be an evolutionary response based on the danger that spiders posed to our ancestors.
Are spiders capable of keeping count ?
1-29-2015 | 15
Scientists believe that golden orb-web spiders may be able to count how many insects they've caught.
30 new spider species discovered in China
12-7-2014 | 15
Researchers found the arachnids within less than a single square mile of the Xishuangbanna rainforest.
4-acre spider web found in Baltimore building
11-7-2014 | 30
More than 107 million orb-weaver spiders are thought to be responsible for the spectacle.
Do spiders possess 'super powers' ?
10-26-2014 | 22
Compared to humans, spiders are capable of some impressive feats of speed, strength and endurance.
Family flee home as spiders 'bleed from walls'
10-17-2014 | 79
A couple were forced to leave home after their house became infested with thousands of spiders.
Cities are causing spiders to grow bigger
8-21-2014 | 19
A new study has shown that urban areas are causing spiders to grow larger and multiply more rapidly.
Fish-eating spiders are commonplace
6-22-2014 | 27
Spiders that are capable of catching and killing fish are far more common than previously believed.
Clump of spiders video goes viral
1-1-2014 | 50
One man got the fright of his life after poking a 'toupee' that turned out to be a big pile of spiders.
Spider bites less common than thought
7-10-2013 | 22
Far from being the stuff of nightmares, spiders are actually more afraid of you than you are of them.
Why do we fear snakes and spiders ?
6-20-2012 | 92
Humans are believed to have evolved the innate ability to both sense and fear spiders and snakes.
Swarms of deadly spiders invade Indian town
6-4-2012 | 29
Two peopled have died after a mass of dangerous spiders swarmed the town of Sadiya in India.
Does a fear of spiders make them bigger ?
2-27-2012 | 30
Research has suggested that people scared of spiders are likely to perceive them as larger than they are.
US warship invaded by deadly spiders
12-18-2011 | 17
The USS Michael Murphy got more than it bargained for in a crate of missile launcher components.
Deadly Australian spiders invade Britain
11-14-2011 | 61
Deadly redback spiders from Australia have been discovered in homes across the United Kingdom.
Black widow spiders hitch ride on plane
8-13-2011 | 25
The deadly spiders were found inside a jet engine after hitching a ride to the UK from the US.
Spiders have 'senior moments' too
7-6-2011 | 4
Research shows that the older a spider is, the more chaotic its web design is.
World's weirdest phobias revealed
7-2-2011 | 31
Everyone's heard of a fear of heights or spiders, but what are some of the lesser known phobias ?
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