While they may incite fear due to their impressive dimensions, these spiders play crucial roles in their ecosystems and have become subjects of significant scientific interest and study.

The Goliath birdeater doesn't just it birds. It also eats small rodents, frogs and insects. Milan Zygmunt / Shutterstock ...

The Guinness World Records recognises the largest Goliath birdeater as one found in Rio Cavro, Venezuela, in April 1965, ...

Spiders are great. They keep mosquitos at bay. They're an important part of the food chain. We love them, as long as they ...

the spider spans 9.2 centimeters (about 3.6 inches) from foot to foot, according to the Australian Reptile Park. It surpasses the record set by the park’s previous biggest, Hercules, which ...

even bigger. The Australian Reptile Park recently recorded its largest male funnel-web spider yet, CNN reported. According to the zoo, which is located north of Syndey, Australia, the spider ...

The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans.

The world's most venomous spider is a frightening creature that's killed 13 people, with experts warning that it could "kill a toddler in five minutes". Of the staggering 43,000 venomous spider ...

'Hemsworth' the funnel-web spider next to a 50 cent coin. 'Hemsworth' is the biggest funnel-web ever donated to the Australian Reptile Park.(Supplied: Australian Reptile Park) ...

A larger, more venomous, longer-fanged species of one of the world’s deadliest ... Last week, a record-breaking Newcastle funnel-web spider was caught in the wild and presented to the Australian ...

"Spider-Man was created by Stan Lee and ... At a staggering 2,210.4 square meters, the world record for the largest dripping pendulum painting goes to Cole Newman of Dallas.