Spider's

22/07/2024

25/08/2023

27/09/2022

Ha. Nope

09/01/2022

28/02/2021

14/02/2021

14/02/2021

This is the cyclosmis (or trapdoor spider), and its incredible abdomen looks like an ancient coin! This genus of spider lives in burrows, and it uses the hardened disc at the end of its abdomen to clog the entrance when it's threatened.

03/02/2021

What would you do?

23/08/2020

Antheraea Polyphemus... basically a tarantula with wings

23/08/2020

One man was bit on the arm by a spider, causing a large welt

20/08/2020

Who would watch this

Move over, Godzilla: get ready for Abyssal Spider, Joe Chien’s monster nightmare designed for arachnophobes and those terrified of the ocean. Honestly, I’m not scared of many things: clowns don’t bother me too much; I believe in ghosts but I’m not constantly afraid; and I abs...

04/08/2020

02/08/2020

From a page member:

Could anyone confirm or otherwise this is a Nursery Web Spider please?

18/07/2020

Spider on my balcony. I think its a Flase widow?

09/04/2020

😲😲

A man who developed a serious infection and was nearly left blind after he was bitten on the cheek by venomous Black Window spider is now speaking out to warn others. 30-year-old Nicholas Cook, of Denver, Colorado awoke to a burning sensation on his face, with two gaping wounds on his cheek. Two day...

20/12/2019

21/10/2019

⚠️ Autumnwatch call out!⚠️
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Love them, hate them or really don’t mind them house spiders are in fact environmental warriors and essential for our ecosystem! And we love them!🕷💚
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This time of year as the weather begins to get cooler we always notice spiders coming into our homes, but this year due to the warmer weather there have been reports of some that enormous!!
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For this years Autumnwatch we want you to send us in your photos of house spiders - and the bigger the better! And so that we can see the size we have a little task!
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When you spot a house spider carefully place a 10p coin next to it (be sure not to scare it) then take a photo and send it to us! We are looking to find the biggest house spiders across the UK and will be featuring the largest ones in the show!
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Good luck everyone and we can’t wait to see your creepy crawly 10p photos!📸🕷
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📸Tim Garlick via Flickr