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Although the invasion of Jorō spiders is inevitable as they spread across the southeastern United States, scientists continue to learn more about the giant venomous flying arachnids, including how ...

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This story originally appeared on WIRED en Español and has been translated from Spanish. Summer arrives, and with it comes an arachnophobic furor—frantic reports about the intrusion of recluse spiders ...

Afraid of spiders? Your aversion might actually be wise. Though the many-legged arachnids are a great deal smaller than we are, some can be extremely dangerous with bites that could end a human life.