spiders

Officials warn of deadly spider outbreak — and are asking residents to collect them for their milk

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Officials warn of deadly spider outbreak — and are asking residents to collect them for their milk

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia –  A reptile park in Australia is warning residents to keep their eyes peeled for a large, deadly spider species as summer approaches.  The funnel-web spider is one of Australia’s deadliest spiders, and the mating season for the arachnids is coming up. Recent rains and warming temperatures mean the perfect conditions for the spiders to be prowling around residential … Read more

Homeowner wakes up to Halloween horror in his yard: ‘I almost had a heart attack!’

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Homeowner wakes up to Halloween horror in his yard: ‘I almost had a heart attack!’

There’s nothing like turfing the “world-wide web.” A Polish homeowner said he nearly had a “heart attack” after waking up on Halloween morning to see that his yard was enveloped by a sprawling spider web. “Spiders gave my garden a Halloween makeover,” Maciej Wąsiatycz, 28, joked in a Reddit post describing the arachnid metropolis, which … Read more

My doctors thought I fainted because of my fear of spiders — I actually had brain cancer

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My doctors thought I fainted because of my fear of spiders — I actually had brain cancer

A former England soccer player was diagnosed with brain cancer after fainting when she saw a spider — and was left speaking French after surgery. Amy Carr, 33, collapsed in her bedroom after seeing a spider before waking up surrounded by paramedics. Doctors mistakenly told the former player the episode was wholly instigated by a … Read more

It’s cuffing season for horny tarantulas as thousands of spiders travel the US looking for love

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It’s cuffing season for horny tarantulas as thousands of spiders travel the US looking for love

They’ll go anywhere for love. Arachnophobes beware: thousands of horny tarantulas are emerging from their subterranean dwellings and scouring America’s southwest for a soulmate. “This event does happen every year, usually around the same time,” Lauren Davidson, Associate Curator of Entomology at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, told BBC Science Focus of the frisky … Read more

New York is not the most rat-infested place on earth after all — according to Yelp, anyway

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New York is not the most rat-infested place on earth after all — according to Yelp, anyway

Could have fooled us. Turns out, New York may not be the most rat-infested place in the United States, according to a report first shared with The Post. According to Yelp — a popular spot for those looking to read customer reviews and book pest control services — it’s an epidemic out there, with nationwide interest … Read more

‘Unusually scary’ bug in Apple Vision Pro allows hackers to fill your room with spiders, bats

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‘Unusually scary’ bug in Apple Vision Pro allows hackers to fill your room with spiders, bats

Talk about a software bug. A tech expert discovered “an unusually ‘scary’ vulnerability” in the Apple Vision Pro headset which lets hackers flood your virtual reality with spiders, bats and other spooky terrors. In other words, while sitting calmly in your living room with the headgear on, an army of arachnids may pop out of … Read more

‘Worst thing I’ve ever seen’: Insane video of spiders in Bali horrifies TikTok

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‘Worst thing I’ve ever seen’: Insane video of spiders in Bali horrifies TikTok

It is a sight that could unnerve some of the toughest Aussies. A tourist in Bali has freaked out the internet with a video of a roadside spider wall, sharing it as “the worst thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life.” Grace Kelly, 33, filmed hundreds of spiders hanging in webs in a scene … Read more

I’ve collected more than 700 pet tarantulas — it’s good for my mental health

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I’ve collected more than 700 pet tarantulas — it’s good for my mental health

This is unbe-weave-able! Arachnophile Aaron Phoenix, 36, says he has amassed a collection of more than 700 pet tarantulas, making him a real-life Spider-Man. He’s developing a website, with plans to open a spider store. “People always ask if I’m kidding when I tell them how many spiders I have — they ask if there … Read more

Does this body butter attract spiders? Experts address viral claims

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Does this body butter attract spiders? Experts address viral claims

Arachnophobes beware: this body lotion reportedly attracts colossal eight-legged pests to your home. Sephora customers are warning beauty lovers not to purchase the skin-quenching Sol de Janeiro Delícia Drench Body Butter, claiming that it entices scarily large arachnids that, in some cases, chase the wearer. One spooked buyer alleges that wolf spiders — which measure half … Read more

My ear felt scratchy — I found a spider’s nest inside and then threw up

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My ear felt scratchy — I found a spider’s nest inside and then threw up

What’s worse than having a spider in your ear? How about a whole nest of them? A UK mom realized every arachnophobe’s worst nightmare after discovering an apparent spider nursery inside her ear canal, as seen in spine-tingling viral footage. “I was very confused as to how it even got in there,” Lucy Wild, 29, … Read more

Meet the latest creepy critter about to infest New York and New Jersey — what you need to know

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Meet the latest creepy critter about to infest New York and New Jersey — what you need to know

Here comes spider, man. Experts are forecasting the imminent arrival of a gigantic, venomous arachnid in the Tri-State area — and you’ll never believe how they’re getting here. The black and yellow Joro spiders, which can measure up to a terrifying eight inches across, first came to the southern United States from East Asia, by way … Read more

Tarantula causes a massive traffic accident yet crawls away ‘unscathed’

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Tarantula causes a massive traffic accident yet crawls away ‘unscathed’

Look out, here comes the spider van. A tarantula crossing the road in Death Valley, California is being blamed for causing a massive traffic accident that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital. The spider-induced pileup occurred on October 28 while a Swiss couple was driving their rented camper van on CA-190 east of Towne Pass … Read more

Woman has live spider removed from her ear in ‘traumatic’ viral video: ‘I threw up’

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Woman has live spider removed from her ear in ‘traumatic’ viral video: ‘I threw up’

A woman has gone viral on TikTok for sharing the details of her too-close-for-comfort encounter with a creepy crawler. Desirae Kelly (@desiraekelly) of Farmington, Missouri, posted a video of herself sitting at the doctor’s office, where she waited to be seen for something stuck in her ear. After the nurse took a closer look into Kelly’s ear, … Read more

I kept hearing clicking and rustling in my ear — doctors found a spider

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I kept hearing clicking and rustling in my ear — doctors found a spider

Along came a spider who sat down inside her. A 64-year-old woman in Taiwan experienced every arachnophobe’s worst nightmare in April when doctors found a spider scuttling about in her ear canal. A case study detailing her eight-legged auditory invader was published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. According to the report, the … Read more

Influencer’s terrifying shower discovery horrifies millions: ‘It crawled up my leg’

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Influencer’s terrifying shower discovery horrifies millions: ‘It crawled up my leg’

An influencer who made a “terrifying” discovery in her shower has sent fans into a meltdown after catching the wild experience on video. Anna Paul, from Australia, revealed she’d suffered a “jumpscare” after spotting a huntsman spider in her bathroom while showering. The thoughtful social media star told her 7.2 million followers she wanted to … Read more

Synthetic spider webs pose dangerous threat to local wildlife this Halloween

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Synthetic spider webs pose dangerous threat to local wildlife this Halloween

A Halloween decoration popping up in suburban front yards across the country has become a serious threat to local wildlife. Pumpkins, plastic ghosts and fake spider webs stretched across front porches, are annual reminders the spooky season is upon us in Australia. However, a startling new trend has emerged in the run up to Halloween … Read more

Mom feeding possum oblivious to gigantic huntsman spider right under her nose

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Mom feeding possum oblivious to gigantic huntsman spider right under her nose

Coming face-to-face with creepy crawlies the size of dinner plates is just part and parcel of living in Australia – so much so that sometimes we don’t even notice when they’re right under our noses. Like one Aussie mom who was too busy feeding a possum to notice the massive huntsman spider that came to … Read more

Creepy spiders are falling from the sky in California in nightmare scenario

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Creepy spiders are falling from the sky in California in nightmare scenario

If only they were clever Halloween decorations. The San Francisco Bay area has received numerous shocking reports and photos of spiders falling out of the sky and sticking to surfaces as they reach land. Residents have noticed globs of white webbing containing baby spiders that apparently need a new place to live through the process … Read more

Atlanta musician almost lost leg — and life — from brown recluse spider bite: ‘I was really scared’

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Atlanta musician almost lost leg — and life — from brown recluse spider bite: ‘I was really scared’

An Atlanta musician was days away from losing his leg, and even possibly his life after he suffered a brown recluse spider bite last month. Singer-songwriter Gabe Lustman told The Post Thursday he doesn’t know where or exactly when he got bit by the poisonous spider, which he initially thought was a “mosquito bite or … Read more

A spider egg hatched on my wall — it released hundreds of creepy babies

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A spider egg hatched on my wall — it released hundreds of creepy babies

This creepy spider sent one woman from Florida into a tailspin. When farm owner Jessica Street spotted a large wolf spider in her kitchen recently, she had the idea to catch it in a plastic container — but was shocked when the creature suddenly began hatching what looked like hundreds of babies. One minute, the … Read more