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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MISSOULA, MT (KTRK) -- A Montana homeowner got a creepy crawly surprise when he discovered hobo spiders invading through the cracks and crevices of his home. Just one day after setting up a spider ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - It's that time of year again, the Hobo spider, with a bite strong enough to cause considerable pain, is making its way indoors to escape below freezing temperatures. Experts say a ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Right now you just might be sharing your home with some uninvited guests, hobo spiders. It's the time of year when they lose their natural desire to stay hidden outside and start ...

Hobo spiders may be creeping about this time of year, spinning their funnel-shaped webs to trip up their prey. In fall, adult males wander in search of mates. Most of the time, these big European ...

KALISPELL, Mont. - Hot and dry conditions have brought more than wildfires to Montana -- hobo spiders have been sighted early this year because of the abnormal conditions. Typically, the spiders come ...

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 ...

Every spring and summer, creepy spider sightings and a few seriously damaging spider bites crop up around the country. Fortunately, most common spider bites aren't dangerous. However, bites can be ...