The redback spider is smaller on average than the black widow spider. While both of these spiders have glossy black bodies, ...

The female redback is famed for her sexual cannibalism and her Aussie origins.  But is there a twist in the tale?

Although most spiders are considered harmless, a few including Funnel-Web Spiders and Brazilian Wandering Spiders are ...

Like Spider-Man. Remember him? I used to daydream of being bit by a spider and swinging all over town, saving the day. I even used to catch spiders in the hope of finding that. Special.

Here are some spiders that can be deadly towards humans or can cause certain level of harm from which you should be stay away.

Andrade: If, as a male redback spider, it's very hard to find a female in the first place, and you're very unlikely to find more than one female in your lifetime, then it makes sense to donate ...

But it is a happy home for the 800 Australian redback spiders who live here, each in their own individual spider 'apartment', with hand-delivered meals of fruit flies or crickets every week.

Research has disproved previous concerns about redback spider bites. Although they contain venom, effects take hours to develop and do not require medical treatment, unless there are signs of ...