The return ... to its native habitat will help revive and support a healthy and diverse wetland ecosystem in the area.

The Joro spider has been poking around the Eastern U.S. for a decade or so, and is now in the Bay State, specifically ...

A palm-sized and brightly colored invasive spider that is native to East Asia was spotted in a historic neighborhood in ...

Boston resident Sally Rogers shared a photo of one of the giant, brightly colored arachnids with local outlet WBZ-TV.

A giant Joro spider has been confirmed in Boston for the first time. It’s “the most northern sighting yet,” the leading Joro ...

A photographer in Boston recently took pictures of a massive Joro spider, which has popped up with increasing frequency on ...

As venomous animals, spiders use their chemical arsenal for prey capture or defense. Small neurotoxins target the central ...

They belong to a family of spiders called salticidae. This is a large and diverse family of spiders, with about 4,000 species worldwide. Adult bold jumper spiders can have beautiful, bright green ...

“Some species prefer riparian areas like marshes ... I sprinted over to find him pointing at a brown spider that had a large, disgusting white bubble on its back. I grabbed a shovel and ...

In recent weeks, Joro spiders have been spotted in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Experts now say these invasive spiders ...

The shrew was still alive in the web, the researchers report, although it was only seen making a few slight movements near ...

When it comes to the giant flying Joro spider that's now in Massachusetts, Boston.com readers are going through some things.