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.

Super-sized spiders that can grow as large as rats and eat fish are making a comeback in the UK after near-extinction.

The giant house spider is one of our fastest invertebrates, running up to half a metre per second. This large, brown spider spins sheet-like cobwebs and pops up in the dark corners of houses, ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a ‘giant’ species of Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world’s deadliest. Nicknamed ‘Big Boy’, the species was originally found by Kane ...

The spider, hunters of insects, small reptiles, and even birds. But what if I told you that there were spiders big enough to ...