Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 43,000 different spider species roam the Earth, but these creepy crawlers do not always go bump in the night. The ...

Currently, more than 46,000 spider species stretch their eight legs in habitats across the world, in every country and continent except Antarctica. And those are only the ones scientists have been ...

When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the heaviest body. A few species are genuine monsters on both counts. Others are ...

(NEWSER) – Strolling through a Guyana rainforest one night, a scientist heard some rustling and thought he'd encountered a furry mammal. Well, he was right about the furry part. The creature was ...

The Duchess of Edinburgh came face-to-face with the “king of spiders” in the Peruvian Amazon. Sophie brought her hand to her chest, mouth and forehead and appeared nervous as she inspected the Goliath ...

“The South American Goliath birdeater (real name!) has a footlong legspan and two-inch fangs. Its body is about the size of a fist and it is the largest spider in the world—that we know of.” Suggested ...

The eight-legged insects vary in size and shape, with the smallest spiders in the world coming from the family Symphytognathidae, according to Guinness World Records. Spiders of this family can be ...

Throughout history, tales of giant spiders have gripped the human imagination — from Arachne, the half-woman, half-spider figure in Greek mythology to J'ba Fofi, the rumored monkey-size spider of the ...

Everyone loves spiders... right? These eight-legged creatures come in all shapes and sizes, but Mia wants to know which ones take home the award for being the BIGGEST. But Why – A show for curious ...