False widow spider bites have been a hot topic in recent years, along with reports of bumper crops of house and garden spiders, and news that city spiders are getting fatter. Warm weather contributes ...

Spiders often get a bad rap in the garden, seen as creepy crawlies to be feared and removed. However, these eight-legged arachnids play a crucial role in maintaining a healthy garden ecosystem.

"The garden spiders are looking very big and obvious ... most spiders couldn't even bite you if they wanted to. "Most of them just cannot get their jaws open wide enough to bite a human finger ...

Now she is raising awareness of the dangers of such bites with autumn typically ... she was clearing out the summerhouse in her garden. The spider was on a cushion she was carrying under her ...

This spider's bite is much feared because its venom is reported to be 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake's. In humans, bites produce muscle aches, nausea, and a paralysis of the diaphragm that ...