“Bananas” is how the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office described the apprehension of the primate in a Facebook post. The ...

Sometimes called banana spiders, these arachnids can indeed grow in size on par with tarantulas, making them some of the largest spiders residing in southern parts of North America. What you might ...

MOST spiders are totally harmless – but a select few can give you serious trouble if they bite. Complications from some of Earth’s deadliest eight-legged biters include painful erections, ...

As she reached out to pick one from the stack, her hand frozen. Right there, nestled between the bananas, was a banana spider. Its long legs stretched out lazily, as if it had come for a snack ...

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Scientists from Applied BioSciences and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology at Macquarie University have ...

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And here's a fun fact: they're also known as the "banana spider" because some people believe they've been found abroad in shipments of bananas. Probably the most famous of the deadliest spider lot ...