Sightings in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania have arachnophobes buzzing—but experts say these colorful critters likely hitched a ride.

The chief concern about the Joro spider is that it might outcompete natives for space on the landscape in Massachusetts.

According to WCVB, resident Joe Schifferdecker recently spotted the distinctive bright-yellow bands on the spider's black legs in his neighborhood. "It's surprising that it's in the middle of ...

In Maryland, the Joro spider is already here, according to experts and a website tracking the arachnid's movements. The ...

Now that the Joro spider — the large, brightly colored invasive spider species that’s been making its way up the East Coast — has reached Massachusetts, Bostonians are likely to fall ...

said the Joro spider is an invasive species that’s native to East Asia. It arrived here in the U.S. in 2013, but this is the northern most sighting of it to date. A MassWildlife spokeswoman ...

Now, though, a new giant trapdoor spider fossils has given us a glimpse at an ancestor of the brush-footed, which is estimated to be four times larger than the modern day species. The new fossil ...

A video shows the horror moment a monster spider devours a rodent on a family's doorstep. Meagen Wallace, from Austin in Texas, made the grim discovery when she and three-year-old son Jameson were ...

The females of this rare species can live for over 20 years in the wild and grow up to 5cm long - large in trapdoor spider terms. The males grow up to 3cm. Unfortunately, much of its habitat has ...

A giant, 100-foot-wide spider has been built and placed inside the waterpark resort’s Grand Lobby. The multi-colored spider is made up of over 8,200 balloons and is inspired by BRACH’s Candy Corn.

Giant-Size Super-Heroes featuring Spider-Man (1974) 1; Giant-SizeSpider-Man (1974) 1, 4-5; Giant-Size Chillers featuring the Curse ofDracula (1974) 1; Giant-Size Dracula (1974) 2-5; Giant-Size ...

The Lochaven Haunted Halloween House in Waterford Township has its own black-and-orange sign. Visitors walking through the ...