Giant black and yellow spiders the size of a human hand are due to arrive in northeastern US states this summer, including New Jersey and New York. Jorō spiders are an invasive species that ...

The 43-year-old's hand, arm, leg and even foot ballooned as the venom took hold and he was rushed to hospital.

A dad was left in agony as his limbs "exploded" after he was savaged in the night by Britain's most dangerous spider. Brian Smith had woken up in bed to a sharp pain on the top of his right hand ...