Huntsman spider devours a frog after luring it into a fake shelter made of leaves

A huntsman spider has been spotted devouring a frog after luring it into a fake shelter made of leaves, in Madagascar, Africa.   The grizzly spectacle was discovered by scientists conducting a bird count in the village of Ambodiala, in Marojejy National Park in the island country’s northeast.  Using its silk, the spider had sewn two … Read more

Kim Kardashian ‘overcomes’ her arachnophobia in spider costumes for annual Halloween family portrait

Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian, her third husband Kanye West, and their four children dressed up as colorful fuzzy spiders for their annual Halloween family portrait unveiled Monday. The 40-year-old arachnophobe – who boasts 292.3M social media followers – captioned her slideshow: ‘Spiders Halloween 2020 #OvercomingMyFears’ Kim’s Instagram post received glowing comments … Read more

Great Fox: Endangered British spider seen for first time in 27 years 

One of Britain’s most endangered spiders, the Great Fox, has been sighted for the first time in more than a quarter of a century.  Conservationists report the sighting of 22 Great Fox spiders in total, including 10 mature males and one mature female, which measures just over two inches (55mm) in diameter including its hairy, … Read more

Great Fox: Endangered British spider seen for first time in 27 years 

One of Britain’s most endangered spiders, the Great Fox, has been sighted for the first time in more than a quarter of a century.  Conservationists report the sighting of 22 Great Fox spiders in total, including 10 mature males and one mature female, which measures just over two inches (55mm) in diameter including its hairy, … Read more

Heidi Klum leans into her Halloween spirit with spooky spider and skeleton filters on Instagram

Heidi Klum leans into her Halloween spirit with spooky spider and skeleton filters on Instagram By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 16:11 GMT, 25 October 2020 | Updated: 16:50 GMT, 25 October 2020 It’s her favorite time of year. And Heidi Klum played with a few spooky filters for a chilling display on Instagram early … Read more

Perth: Horrifying moment man finds a huge huntsman spider hiding in his HEADPHONES

Horrifying moment man finds a huge huntsman spider hiding in his HEADPHONES after feeling it ‘tickle his ear’ – would you have spotted it? Olly Hurst, based in Perth, felt a tickle in his ear after putting his headphones on  He pulled them off to discover a huge huntsman spider taking refuge inside  ‘I absolutely … Read more

Gotcha! Moment magpie swoops down and snatches spider off terrified driver’s car

Gotcha! Moment magpie swoops down and snatches spider off terrified driver’s car A video captures a magpie swooping in and snapping up a spider for lunch The arachnid had been hitching a lift on woman’s car for several miles Driver in Landsborough, Queensland, had been about to swipe it off the car By Clare Mccarthy For … 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