The giant huntsman spider, found in Laos, holds the record for the largest leg span at around 12 inches. It prefers to hunt instead of building webs. Prehistoric spiders tended to be larger on average ...

Prehistoric times had no shortage of pretty scary creatures, but you need to look no further than this huge arthopod to find ...

An artist's rendition of what a giant prehistoric spider may have looked like standing near a modern-day building. A 'mega spider' fossil has just been discovered in Australia. This colossal arachnid ...

The giant huntsman spider, found in Laos, holds the record for the largest leg span at around 12 inches. It prefers to hunt instead of building webs. Prehistoric spiders tended to be larger on ...

It's perfectly understandable if you're not a fan of finding spiders in your home, but there's a good reason why you might want to reconsider that stance.

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The Goliath birdeater doesn't just it birds. It also eats small rodents, frogs and insects. Milan Zygmunt / Shutterstock ...

A confrontation with the Sinister Six in Ultimate Spider-Man #13 reveals a drastically different Savage Land in the Ultimate ...

This is not because prehistoric humans did not produce art. There is ample evidence from around the world of prehistoric art dating to as far back as 50,000 years ago. This is why researchers for ...

Watch - Andy travels back to prehistoric times and has adventures while meeting the dinosaurs and ice-age beasts that once roamed our planet. Find Andy's Prehistoric Adventures on BBC iPlayer.

Cornwall, UK - Live and let live! Ellinor Smith acted on this motto when she recently discovered a large spider in her room. Then something horrific happened. Live ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...