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While operating the deep-sea robot nearly 7,000 feet below the surface, the machine’s camera captured a creature that appeared to be “all legs” walking across the seafloor, according to a March 18 ...

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Working with plants, the nursery owner is no stranger to wildlife. “Honestly, we’re a nursery so we see bugs and spiders all the time,” he said. But even for him, its sheer size stood out.

The nursery owner said he was no stranger to seeing spiders and other animals, but the size of the funnel-web did take him by surprise. He said: "Honestly, we're a nursery so we see bugs and ...

View the slideshow below for photos of brown recluse spiders. The brown recluse spider is usually no larger than a half-inch (“) in length, including its eight thin legs. It has a plain tan or ...

A few weeks after the baby spiders are born, they go off on their own. As the spiders grow, they molt or shed their outer shell (old exoskeleton). To do this, they have to expand and contract ...

A pilot with a severe spider allergy was bitten by a tarantula mid-flight, causing a hours-long delay. The Iberia Airbus A320 landed safely in Madrid, where the plane was fumigated to eliminate the ...

These fist-sized spiders, commonly found across Texas and New Mexico, become especially noticeable during the cooler months of late August through October, when their search for a mate takes them out ...

A pilot with a severe spider allergy was bitten mid-flight by a hidden tarantula, leading to hours-long delays as the plane was fumigated after landing safely, according to the New York Post.