The Australian Reptile Park's spider keeper says she named the spider Hemsworth because the arachnid towers over other ...

While they may incite fear due to their impressive dimensions, these spiders play crucial roles in their ecosystems and have become subjects of significant scientific interest and study.

They can have a leg span of up to 12 inches (30.5 cm), and they have flattened bodies that help them thrive in narrow spaces. The body of the huntsman spider is relatively small compared to its ...

Heteropoda venatoria, sometimes called the pantropical huntsman spider, can have a leg span of up to five inches when fully grown. But this specimen was a juvenile male, estimated by Dani to be ...

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 ...

The Huntsman spider, which had travelled 5,000 miles from China, was found by staff at a logistics firm in Hull on Friday. Inspector Beth Boyd said they had apparently refused to go back in the ...