The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname "Big Boy" Big Boy would be classified as a separate species The nocturnal black arachnids are usually spotted within around 150 km of Sydney ...

The huntsman spider is one of the fastest and most agile arachnids on the planet. The species is often confused with tarantulas because of the hairy bodies, but their distinguishing trait is their ...

Alexandra Tuohey traveled to Sydney with her family for a week, but when she returned to her home outside of Melbourne, she was greeted by three massive huntsman spiders on her living room wall.

Meet the giant Japanese spider crab and uncover its unbelievable features. World's oldest woman who credited long life to two simple things dies aged 116 SSA confirms the minimum years needed to ...

Kosuke Okahara for The New York Times Supported by By Clay Risen One afternoon in February 1891, a Japanese chemist named Jokichi Takamine arrived by train in Peoria, Ill. He was there at the ...

From the iconic "spiders on Mars" and a giant dog-shaped blob to an underground ocean and other newly discovered water deposits, here are our 10 favorite things found on Mars this year.