Spider venom evolves with diet. Species that eat mammals may have venom harmful to humans. Web use doesn’t affect venom ...

A new study has revealed why some spiders possess venom that is far more potent than others. By analyzing the venoms of more than 70 different spider species, the team explored whether factors such as ...

A Vienna man shared his experience of being bitten by a brown recluse spider, which resulted in severe pain and swelling, and ...

News that a venomous spider is expanding its territory can be concerning. No one wants to be a victim of a potentially ...

Biologist Christian Raboch made a horrifying discovery in Brazil after checking into a rented room for a science conference — it was infested with brown recluse spiders, whose bites can rot flesh and ...

And lots of suspected spider bites aren't bites at all ... but do build silk tubes. Brazilian Wandering Spiders (Phoneutria fera and P. nigriventer): Sometimes called banana spiders, these ...

Six venomous spiders reside in Mississippi, including three variations of the widow spider. The most medically ... dizziness, swelling of the face or mouth, a bump that keeps growing or a red line ...

In human beings, an Armed Spider bite, for instance, of the Brazilian Wandering Spider, can cause severe pain, paralysis, and in the worst cases, death, particularly in frail individuals like ...

The brown recluse spider's venom can destroy blood vessel walls near the bite, sometimes leading to large skin ulcers. Brazilian Wandering Spiders, also known as banana spiders, have a distinctive ...

A chef bitten by a deadly spider in his pub kitchen was saved after experts were able to identify the creature from a picture on his mobile phone. Matthew Stevens was attacked by the Brazilian ...

There are nine species of Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria genus), also called the "armed" or "banana" spider, and they have some of the most dangerous bites on Earth. These spiders can be a ...

The latest known case occurred just this summer in the Italian town of Bari, where a 23-year-old man died following a suspected bite by a Mediterranean recluse spider, also known as a brown ...