A prehistoric predator once hailed as the world’s largest spider has been unmasked as something entirely different. More than two decades after its discovery, Megarachne servinei was reclassified—not ...

For some, giant spiders are the stuff of nightmares. However, the majority of these large arachnids are typically harmless to ...

'Giant' spiders thought to be extinct are making a huge comeback in the UK. However, don't despair; the huge growth in the number of Fen Raft Spiders is a conservation success story. The spider was on ...