Biggest spiders

Which species are the scariest, most venomous or biggest eight-legged freaks in the world?

Neither arachnid nor bird, the tarantula hawk is a large wasp (there are over 130 known species) that gets its confusing name from a fearsome habit of preying on tarantulas and other large spiders to

Fireflies are kept inside webs for as long ...

Fee-fi-fo-fum! it may not make a great deal of grammatical sense, but this phrase is certain to conjure up mental images of magic beans, rampant beanstalks and one very angry giant. Colossal-sized hum

A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.

It might not look promising, but the bush has some incredible birds, writes Vanessa Wright