In South America, one of the strangest creatures is an overgrown spider that roams the forest floor.Considered the largest ...

'The opossum had already been grasped by the tarantula and was still struggling weakly at that point, but after about 30 seconds it stopped kicking.' ...

A mum-of-two was surprised to find a tarantula spider the "size of my hand" in her front garden. Sarah Rodmell, 30, believes that the large spider is an "aggressive" orange baboon tarantula which ...

The largest spider in the world is the Goliath birdeater, which can reach up to 11 inches in length and weigh 6 ounces. But it's not that dangerous.

When Swiss tourists spotted a tarantula on the road in Death Valley, they braked suddenly, causing a motorcyclist to fly into the back of their camper van.

A woman had the fright of her life when she found a bright orange tarantula the 'size of a hand' in her garden in Nottingham.