What does a funnel-web spider look like? If you're still struggling to identify a funnel-web spider, this spider identification app should be able to help. Mouse spiders can be as dangerous as ...

As Europe’s biggest ever spider arrives in the UK in a batch of olives from Cordoba in southern Spain, we take a look at the UK’s largest spiders and the story of a man who ended up in hospital after ...

In autumn, spiders and their webs become a lot more noticeable, although they're around us all year. Here, some noteworthy UK inhabitants describe themselves and their homes. See if you can match the ...

A medium-sized spider, usually brown and frequently having yellowish markings on the abdomen. Three related species live in Britain, living in tubular retreats within holes in walls, bark, etc. Their ...