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, ...

In particular, the largest spiders in the world are of particular interest, especially to those arachnophobes hoping to avoid them. Measuring over a foot long and weighing more than a banana ...

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

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 ...