Woman discovers new species of spider in her home in Thirroul, NSW

‘What is THIS!?’ New species of spider with a striking blue face and eight eyes is found in an Australian backyard Amanda De George discovered the new jumping spider at her NSW home in June A leading spider expert asked her to capture the creature and send it to him It was confirmed the spider … Read more

Spider rips head off live wasp trapped in its web at Birmingham home

Gruesome moment a spider rips the head off a live wasp trapped in its web Sylvia Werrett, from Birmingham, watched a spider rip off a live wasp’s head Ms Werrett’s eldest son Ethan saw the battle when playing with his two brothers  Footage, taken by the 42-year-old mother, shows the wasp tangled in the web  … Read more

Crippled two-legged huntsman spider that was adopted by Australian woman is released into the wild

Crippled two-legged spider that went viral when it was adopted by an Australian woman is released back into the wild after growing its limbs back  Elina Walsh, from Far North Queensland, rescued a two-legged huntsman spider  She discovered Peggy at home in June and nursed the spider back to health   Peggy regrew all of her … Read more

British backpacker is left with flesh hanging from his leg after a SPIDER BITE in Cambodia

British backpacker is left with flesh hanging from his leg after a SPIDER BITE caused horrific reaction in Cambodia Andrew Hodges, 56, was on a working holiday in Cambodia when he was bitten  He said his leg swelled up to twice its usual size and flesh began peeling off of it   Hodges collapsed in the … Read more

Slingshot spider can launch itself 100 times faster than cheetah by creating spring coils in its web

Slingshot spider launches itself 100 times faster than cheetah by creating spring coils in its web – and experts say the design could improve robots Launching from a spring-like web, the acrobatic arachnid hits speeds of 4,300 feet a second squared Barely 1/25 inch tall, it can take down much larger flies and mosquitoes It’s one … Read more

Slingshot spider launches itself 100 times faster than cheetah by creating spring coils in its web

Slingshot spider launches itself 100 times faster than cheetah by creating spring coils in its web – and experts say the design could improve robots Launching from a spring-like web, the acrobatic arachnid hits speeds of 4,300 feet a second squared Barely 1/25 inch tall, it can take down much larger flies and mosquitoes It’s one … Read more

Driver smashes into signpost after getting scared by a SPIDER inside his car 

Driver smashes into signpost after getting scared by a SPIDER inside his car  A man ploughed into a road signpost when he tried to take a spider out the car He only suffered minor injuries but his bonnet and bumper were badly damaged Isle of Wight police issued a warning to other drivers in the … Read more

Broadway star Brent Carver who won a Tony in Kiss Of The Spider Woman dies at 68

Broadway star Brent Carver died Tuesday at the age of 68 in his hometown of Cranbrook, British Columbia. He won a Tony for his touching portrayal of a jailed gay window-dresser in the 1993 Kander and Ebb musical Kiss Of The Spider Woman. His family have released a statement announcing his death but did not … Read more

Tesco worker finds ‘world’s most venomous’ spider in bananas

Tesco worker finds spider believed to be the world’s most venomous arachnid while unpacking boxes of bananas from Colombia as supermarket launches investigation  Tesco worker Jack Farrar found the spider unpacking bananas from Colombia  Filmed spider, believed to be the most venomous, at store in Havant, Hants.   People on Twitter quick to suggest it could … Read more