A flight in Spain managed to land safely after a pilot with an extreme allergy to spider venom was bitten by a tarantula mid-flight. The incident led to a delay in the following flight as the plane ...

Most spider bites cause local pain, redness and swelling. It's much like a bee sting reaction. A few spiders (such as the Black Widow) can cause a more severe reaction. Helpful if spider seen on the ...

Brown recluse spiders aren’t aggressive by nature and will only bite if feeling threatened or trapped. The information below provides some information about the brown recluse spider’s ...

Although extremely rare, spider bites could lead to dangerous outcomes in the UK and, with more than 650 different species of spiders, it’s important to know which ones can cause problems.

Brown recluse bites often start with mild redness followed by pain and itching. The bite is usually flat, though it may develop a small blister. Sometimes, a bull’s-eye pattern with a blue or purple ...

A nursery owner in West Sussex got a shock after an eight-legged stowaway was found on a shipment of olives from Cordoba, ...

A pilot on an Iberia Airlines flight to Madrid was bitten by a spider mid-flight. The crew members suspect it was a tarantula ...

A West Sussex nursery owner was in for a surprise when a large venomous spider with a “huge appetite” arrived with his ...

As Europe’s biggest ever spider arrives in the UK in a batch of olives from Cordoba in southern Spain, we take a look at the ...