STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The giant Joro spiders, known to grow as big as a human hand, haven’t yet made it to New York City, but they did get as close as nearby Philadelphia, experts have reported.

The spider was first seen in the park on Oct. 17, and again more recently. Both sightings were reported in Cades Cove.

It’s so large, it might be mistaken for a Halloween decoration – but the web that the invasive Joro spider spotted in Boston has left outside a stately home on Beacon Hill is all too real.

Tis the season for spooky stories, and just in time for Halloween, the spider that news headlines have described as “giant,” ...

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Wellington, New Zealand — Perched on two fingers on the roof of an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, the giant sculpture of a hand has loomed over the city for five years. Named Quasi ...

As the Atlanta zoo laments the departure of its four giant pandas, the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., eagerly awaits the arrival of a pair of the hugely popular black-and-white bears.

Ralph White/Getty Images But, living organisms such as giant tubeworms, worms and snails were found in hydrothermal vents, which are openings on the seafloor that form where seawater and magma ...

A pair of 3-year-old giant pandas are set to arrive at the National Zoo. The male panda, Bao Li, is the offspring of Bao Bao, who was born in D.C. in 2013 NBC Universal, Inc. Editor's Note ...

the spider that news headlines have described as “giant,” “flying” and “venomous” has made its way to New England. While it may be a nightmare for anyone with arachnophobia, the invasive Joro spider ...