Joro spiders have ballooned their way to Pennsylvania just in time for the spooky Halloween season. Six of the giant, brightly colored arachnids, first spotted in Georgia almost a decade ago, were ...

Mars has many weird geological features, from deep underground cave-like systems formed by the passage of lava to global dust storms which can cover the entire planet. It has strange features on its ...

Reports of the Joro spider entering the Northeast are making headlines as East Coasters become aware of the arachnid that can grow up to four inches. While the spider currently lives mostly in the ...

Spiders are intriguing creepy crawlies, and now, scientists have discovered that some spiders lure prey in using a terrifyingly smart tactic that may give you nightmares. The researchers made this ...

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 ...

Fall is the time of year that most arachnids reach maturity and are full-grown, which may account for why you're noticing them more often in your home. But experts advise to leave them be. Spiders are ...

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 ...

It is, in fact, impossible to rid an area of spiders for any length of time because new spiders soon recolonise a house if ...

Source: Nosferattus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. This time of year, spiders receive a lot of attention for their creepier qualities. But Ximena Nelson, a biologist at the University of Canterbury in ...