Certain spider bites can take down a small animal, but very few are lethal to humans. In most cases, a poisonous spider bite ...

When people think of venomous creatures, snakes and spiders often come to mind—but the most venomous animal in the world may surprise you. With venom so potent it can kill within minutes, this ...

It has been passed down through generations that daddy longlegs spiders are actually the most venomous arachnids in existence but in a cruel twist of fate, their jaws or fangs are not long or ...

Or a venomous predator waiting to pounce ... and while some spiders are speedy and can jump to avoid threats, most spiders are slow-moving enough to either trap them or squish them.” ...

First up: spiders. There are around 40,000 species of spider and most are venomous. But, thankfully, only a handful pose a threat to humans. Including the male Sydney funnel-web spider.

Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia -is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...

Fortunately, fatalities are fairly rare; the spiders are nonaggressive and bite only in self-defense, such as when someone accidentally sits on them. The animals most at risk from the black widow ...

The Tarantula Nebula—also called 30 Doradus—is about 160,000 light-years distant and a famous target for astrophotography. At its heart are some of the most massive stars known, a few with ...