Spiders are some of the most diverse creatures on Earth. While they can be frightening, most of them are harmless and ...

We have all heard the rumour, right? That over a lifetime, humans swallow around 20 spiders in our sleep. Now, given that the average life expectancy in the UK is over the age of 80, that’s not too ...

“You’ve got a better chance of winning the Powerball than having a spider fall in your mouth while you’re sleeping,” Floyd Shockley, entomologist and collections manager at the Smithsonian ...