Let's talk about the Joro spider. As you have probably heard by now, a large, yellow, invasive, flying spider is on its way to New Jersey. Originally from East Asia, Joro spiders have been spotted in ...

You’re walking back to the house at dusk. Thinking about dinner. Not thinking about spiders. Then you hit a web. Across the face. There’s a big shape hanging in it. If you spend a lot of time outside, ...

Joro spiders, those scary-looking critters that can apparently fly through the air when their giant webs are lifted by the wind, have been making big headlines in recent weeks — mainly because of ...

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Halloween may be over, but creepy crawlies like daddy longlegs and other spiders still haunt the hills and dales of Vallejo and Solano County. Despite their scary reputation, most spiders aren’t ...

Britain is home to an array of different spiders, but which ones are the biggest and are you likely to find any in your house? From the cardinal to the fen raft spider, BBC Countryfile has come up ...