Mixing Coca-Cola with Pop Rocks candy will not kill you. A penny placed on train tracks will not derail a locomotive. And the Oregon woman who reportedly had a flesh-eating infection and lost 10 ...

Hobo spider season is approaching, but scientists and doctors are advising people not to freak out. "You should be cautious, but we don't have to panic," said Helen Atthowe, a horticulturist at the ...

A hobo spider bite has become one of the most feared arachnid encounters in the United States, but the real story is more complicated than the rumors. This video breaks down what can happen after a ...

Alias: Hobo spider. It makes a funnel-like web out of spider silk, which it uses to ambush its prey. August through October is mating season for hobos and they lay their eggs in the fall, which will ...

They seem like an unavoidable evil: large Hobo Spiders accumulating in sticky traps in your basement or bathroom. Dr. Joseph Cornell teaches entomology at Idaho State University. He says you're ...

HERMISTON, Ore. -- A small spider bite turned out to be a big problem for Cindy Pettey. A few weeks ago, Pettey awoke when she was bitten on the stomach in the middle of the night, but thought little ...

Unless you’re Spider-Man, getting bit by an eight-legged critter is something most of us will do anything to avoid, and with good reason: At best, getting bitten by a spider is an icky, slightly ...

If the mere *thought* of a spider crawling on your skin makes you shiver, same! But if you’re dealing with an actual spider bite, you may start to panic—they can be painful, itchy, and super ...

Unless you're Spider-Man, getting bit by an eight-legged critter is something most of us will do anything to avoid, and with good reason: At best, getting bitten by a spider is an icky, slightly ...