Yellow sac spiders are well known in medicine since they occasionally bite people and leave behind mild to moderate symptoms. Localized pain, redness, and swelling may result from the bite, and ...

Joro spiders are large, venomous, yellow and making their way up the East Coast. People may begin to spot them in New Jersey and New York this year.

Joro spiders release their silk and use it like a balloon to take off from elevated spots. Depending on the length of the silk, they can ride the wind for 100 miles or more.

The first time David Coyle saw a Jorō spider outside his house in 2020, he recognized it immediately. The bluish-green bands across its thick yellow abdomen made the critter easily identifiable ...

A large spider species is being spotted on porches and balconies across Ontario, and while these fanged predators possess a potent venom capable of paralyzing its prey, the fearsome-looking ...

Originally from Asia, they look large and scary, but are one of the shyest spiders around. With venom only strong enough to weaken prey, a bite most likely will not even pierce your skin.

Banana spiders in South Carolina can grow to be quite large, which may be alarming to any unsuspecting passerby who happens to cross one’s path. In addition, they can be quite brightly colored.

Large, yellow spiders not native to the United States have been spotted just south of North Carolina. The joro spider is native to Korea, Taiwan and China. But in 2013 scientists found it living ...

A terrifying-looking bright yellow spider has been photographed in the UK. An image of the critter was shared to Reddit this week by a curious Brit wanting to know what they had come across. They ...