The females of this invasive spider can reach up to 4 inches. And though they don't pose a danger to humans, they are harmful to native spiders.

If you have been on edge dodging spider webs around your home, you are not the only one. Georgia and South Carolina are ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida is now in the midst of its creepiest time of year: “Spider Season.” That’s according to Dr. Lisa ...

ATLANTA — Researchers say a large spider native to East Asia that proliferated in Georgia last year could spread to much of the East Coast. The Joro spider's golden web took over yards all over north ...

You may have seen headlines about giant spiders falling from the sky via parachute along the East Coast. Whether you’re arachnophobic or not, no one wants to live in that particular dystopia. We ...

An invasive spider that is native to Japan and can move across large distances by riding winds and ballooning — which some call parachuting — has spread throughout the Southeast over the past several ...

NEW YORK - The venomous Joro spider population is headed northward, with New York City and parts of the Tri-State Area likely in its path. "If you're an arachnophobe, these things are your nightmares, ...

A new study warns that giant, invasive Joro spiders could spread across the Northeast, including in Rochester. Initially spotted in Georgia in 2013-14, their population has surged in the Southeast.

Start with the webs. Control your fear. Most species are harmless. By Malia Wollan “Very few spiders are dangerous,” says Fritz Vollrath, emeritus professor of zoology at the University of Oxford, who ...