A newly published study co-authored by University of South Florida alum Louis Coticchio and USF integrative biologist Deby ...

“This research shows that brown recluse spiders aren’t the boogeyman that everyone makes them out to be,” Coticchio said.

They're massive, invasive and they can (sort of) fly. Joro spiders, palm-sized orb weavers native to Asia, are invading the United States and spreading like wildfire. The spider reportedly arrived in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We are less than six months away from Halloween but we're already hearing eerie tales of large, yellow spiders "coming for us." ...

As Halloween arrives, it’s the perfect time to spotlight some of Florida’s coolest and spookiest spiders —that aren’t so scary after all. Spiders are often misunderstood, but many are shy, harmless ...