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 ...

Spiders that can float on the air and grow to the size of a human hand have been invading the US for more than a decade. And now they could be touching down in New York — just in time for summer.

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 ...