Your garden may simply be home to one of the many large garden spiders, which, despite their resemblance to Australia's notorious funnel-web spider, are not especially toxic nor aggressive.

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Residents and travelers should be especially cautious of the trapdoor spider, the Sydney funnel-web spider, and the redback spider. If you want to go somewhere on Earth without a single spider, ...

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So-called "zombie spiders" have been discovered in a cave between Co Cavan and Co Fermanagh. They were found by speleologist Tim Fogg in the White Father's Cave. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning ...

Oh what a tangled web we weave when the multiverse becomes part of Spider-Man canon. The Spider-Man film franchise started simply enough, with 2002’s “Spider-Man.” Fast forward 20 years and ...

Insomniac’s follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man was one of my favourite games of 2023. It’s a pure feast for the eyes that’s every bit as compelling as the first, complete with the best gameplay the team’s ...

The novel species changes the spider’s behaviour, making it leave its concealed lair or web to die in an exposed position on the roof or walls of a cave. After seeing the programme, Mr Fogg ...

The complete Spider-Man film saga, as of 2025, includes ten movies — eight live-action and two animated. Outside of those leading roles, the web-slinging hero appears in a handful of other ...