Deadly creatures like the golden poison frog and blue-ringed octopus wield potent venoms, far surpassing cyanide in toxicity.

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 ...

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 ...

Brown recluse spiders will be confined to only 5% of their natural territory by 2080 if the species does not learn to migrate north.

These arachnids, found in Australia, are "large, black aggressive spider[s] with large powerful fangs," said the University of Melbourne. Their bites can be incredibly dangerous. The spider's venom ...

“It’s been about five and a half years of debilitating symptoms,” Alisha Staley told our news partners at WBNS. Staley said her son’s life came to a halt at 15 when he was diagnosed with ...

The Brazilian Savanna Ecoregion (Cerrado) is one of the richest biomes in the world, with a characteristic highly seasonal climate a dry season between May and September and a rainy season from ...

Moreover, the brown widow captured and killed wasps, something that the white widow spider never did. Brown widows even captured wasps and threw them out of the web without feeding on them ...

All spiders can bite – that’s how most subdue and kill their prey. Are Cardinals dangerous? Not really. Although they have been known to bite, their small fangs will only render mild ...

A Brazilian model is suing Palm Desert Embassy Suites ... In a lawsuit filed in Riverside County Superior Court, Sabrina Jales St. Pierre says a severe reaction to the bites affected her ability to ...

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 ...