Joro spiders, those scary-looking critters that can apparently fly through the air when their giant webs are lifted by the wind, have been making big headlines in recent weeks — mainly because of ...

A GIANT fish-eating spider once thought to be extinct in Britain has been spotted creeping back into UK homes — and experts ...

Joro spiders have ballooned their way to Pennsylvania just in time for the spooky Halloween season. Six of the giant, brightly colored arachnids, first spotted in Georgia almost a decade ago, were ...

Reports of the Joro spider entering the Northeast are making headlines as East Coasters become aware of the arachnid that can grow up to four inches. While the spider currently lives mostly in the ...

Joro spiders are an invasive species in the US, but they aren't as scary as they seem.David Madison/Getty Images Get ready for flying spiders the size of your palm. They could be coming to your ...

'Giant' spiders thought to be extinct are making a huge comeback in the UK. However, don't despair; the huge growth in the number of Fen Raft Spiders is a conservation success story. The spider was on ...

The saga of the large invasive Joro spiders that parachute through the air isn't over. A new study found that the critters with 4-inch-long legs are truly built differently, with hearts that are able ...

Giant venomous spiders with 4-inch-long legs continue to invade the U.S., researchers say, but they don't appear to pose any major threats to humans -- yet. Studies show Joro spiders, originally from ...

Deep in the unyielding darkness of a Brazilian cave, a pale, blind, spiny beast carefully feels its way across rust-colored rocks. Meet Paleotoca diminas, a spider new to science. The species, ...