Many spiders are mistaken for the brown recluse, but few have toxic venom, and even fewer are a threat to humans.

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 ...

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 ...