Good news: Orb weaver spiders are harmless to humans! Their bite is mild, similar to a mosquito bite, and only occurs if the spider feels threatened or accidentally comes into contact with skin.

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. Nicknamed 'big boy', it can grow up to 9cm (3.54 inches) compared with 5cm ...

Let's talk about the orb weaver spider, an arachnid renowned for its beautiful, circular webs. Found in gardens, forests and backyards around the world, orb weavers are some of the most common spiders ...

SYDNEY, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has ...

If you suspect a brown recluse spider bite, start by thoroughly washing the area with soap and water. Apply an antibiotic cream, such as bacitracin, to help prevent infection, and contact a healthcare ...

Christopher Weaver is a reporter at The Wall Street Journal. He joined the Journal in 2011 to cover U.S. healthcare companies before moving to the investigations team in 2016. He has reported on ...

Omi is one of those interesting entrants in the tech space, and what this AI device does certainly makes it one of its kind. Omi is a small orb-shaped AI device that listens to conversations to ...

Spiders have always lived alongside humans, so it's surprising how much we still don't know about them. One long-standing mystery was related to how spiders detect smells. Now, our latest research has ...

Dan-Dan Zhang received funding from Kungl. Fysiografiska Sällskapet I Lund on spider research. Gabriele Uhl received funding for exploring the chemical sense of spiders from the German Science ...

For two years in a row, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game canceled the snow crab season in the Bering Sea after biologists discovered an estimated 10 billion crabs had mysteriously ...