A woman from Essex returned from the supermarket to find a clutch of strange eggs on a bunch of bananas.
A new study has shown that urban areas are causing spiders to grow larger and multiply more rapidly.
The creative arachnophobe managed to burn his house down while trying to kill a spider with fire.
Spiders that are capable of catching and killing fish are far more common than previously believed.
Researchers have developed advanced robotic arms similar to those used by Spiderman's nemesis.
German hobbyist Patrick Priebe has developed his own version of the superhero's web-slinging device.
One man got the fright of his life after poking a 'toupee' that turned out to be a big pile of spiders.
A shopper who had bought a bunch of grapes returned home to find more than she had bargained for.
Far from being the stuff of nightmares, spiders are actually more afraid of you than you are of them.
The war against poisonous spider bites could one day lead to a jab that will make a person immune.
The new species of tarantula was discovered by villagers in the northern part of the war-torn country.
Anyone suffering from arachnophobia may want to steer clear of Santo Antônio da Platina for a while.
A fascinating species of spider in the Amazon rainforest is able to construct and animate its own decoys.
A completely new species of spider has been discovered by cave explorers in southern Oregon.
A man using a blowtorch to burn spider webs in his garden managed to set his own house on fire.
Humans are believed to have evolved the innate ability to both sense and fear spiders and snakes.
Two peopled have died after a mass of dangerous spiders swarmed the town of Sadiya in India.
One solider spent three months in hospital after being bitten by a camel spider while on duty in Iraq.
A researcher in Japan has managed to spin a set of violin strings out of the silk from a spider.
Research has suggested that people scared of spiders are likely to perceive them as larger than they are.