spiders

A new spider has crawled into the spotlight, and it’s not just the size that’s impressive – it’s the sound it makes that’s turning heads.

While most spiders across Louisiana are harmless, there are a handful that can deliver venomous bites that may require medical attention.

In just a few weeks, 10s of thousands of tarantulas will begin their mating march across Louisiana.

Along with our incredible wildlife in Louisiana, we've got some pretty dangerous animals lurking around the Pelican State.

One woman and her family got quite the shock when they discovered numerous, huge spiders in their boiled crawfish.

Before your next encounter with an eight-legged nightmare, take a look at the five most dangerous spiders in Louisiana so you know exactly what you're dealing with.

There are the obvious ones like alligators and coral snakes, but there are a few lesser-known, very toxic, dangerous creatures here in Louisiana

Sure, we all know what a Black Widow looks like, but there are a few more crawling around that you need to be aware of.

Before your next encounter with an eight-legged nightmare, take a look at the five most dangerous spiders in Louisiana so you know exactly what you're dealing with.

Watch your toes! Mating season has begun for Louisiana brown tarantulas and they're on the move.

When it comes to phobias, spiders rank up there with the best of them, and stories like this make it so much worse.

Before you think it really weird, the spider, commonly known as the Kidney Garden Spider, looks a LOT like Pringle's mascot.

Louisiana has our fair share of venomous and poisonous insects, snakes, arachnids, frogs, and more. But, what's the difference between venomous vs poisonous?

Researchers are expecting millions, that's right millions of spiders the size of a child's hand to begin falling out of the sky up and down the East Coast this spring.

Heavy rains in the Acadiana area are bringing out snakes, roaches, rats, frogs, insects and even crawfish.

Did you know spiders could make music?

And it only gets weirder from there.

This isn't the type of passenger who should get a ride with you.

I know weird people come out around Halloween time, but most folks (even the weird ones) will most likely not want to live among those pesky arachnids that find their way into your homes.

OK, I know that spiders aren't bad people, they just look that way. OK, I know that spiders aren't even people, but this one is so huge it may as well be. Watch as seemingly out of nowhere, this nightmare inducing spider pops up out of the ground to attack a clueless cricket. I'm wearing a suit of armor everyday of my life now. Oh yeah, this isn't somewhere overseas, this in Nashville, Tennessee.