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Who has the creepiest crawlies? The north, or the south? There's only one way to find out...

Warning: Very unpleasant viewing

Harvestmen are arachnids in the order Opiliones. The scientific name of this group comes from the Latin word opilo, which roughly translates to shepherd. At one time European shepherds used stilts to look over their sheep, and it is thought that the look of this arachnid’s body atop its long legs inspired the comparison. Harvestmen are referred to by many common names including shepherd’s spiders, harvest spiders, reapers, and here in the United States where our fauna is dominated by…

A terrified Australian woman returned home to find a colossal creepy-crawler — with fangs — had taken up residence inside. Laree Clarke put out a call Monday on Facebook for help in get…

The tailless whip scorpion, aka the whip spider, looks a little like a cornucopia of different types of arachnids. With long, skinny legs they look like a spider, but nope. It’s not a spider. Its first pair of legs end in antennae that are used to help it see and locate prey, as they can’t see too well; even though they have multiple eyes. The large, scary-looking pedipalps look like giant, elongated claws. They look a scorpion’s claws, but this critter has no metasoma (tail) or telson...

A homeowner in Australia has photographed a terrifyingly huge spider lurking in a doorway of their home. The photo, posted to Reddit, shows the massive arachnid flattened out in the doorway.

Normal Sized Spider