The hiker was rescued while attempting the Kalalau Trail, a challenging 22-mile round-trip trek from Ke’e Beach to Kalalau Beach. The 22-mile round-trip trek offers the only access to the rugged ...

Kalalau Trail hiker was rescued after a spider bite led to a severe infection, necessitating an emergency response.

A 57-year-old hiker needed rescuing from a Hawaii trail after a spider bite left him weak and feverish, officials said. The ...

The hiker said the infection had spread, and he was experiencing fever and weakness, leaving him unable to hike out.

Spiders have a worse reputation than they deserve. After all, you'll find plenty of these reviled creatures in the healthiest ecosystems because they serve valuable roles. For instance, they protect ...

Can a black widow spider bite kill you? Yes. It's one of the deadliest spiders on earth. According to information from Ohio State University, the venom can be 15 times more potent than a rattlesnake's ...

The bite of a black widow spider can initially feel like a sharp stabbing pain, or it can be deceptively subtle, barely registering notice. But as the spider's potent neurotoxin courses through the ...

In Argentina in the mid-1940s, a rural school teacher named Jorge Washington Ábalos and a brave group of women collected black widow spiders to help develop a new antivenom formulation. They were ...

The Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency is cautioning county residents to protect themselves from rabies, a viral disease that affects the brain, spinal cord and nerves. Rabies is spread ...

Wolf spiders have a reputation for being intimidating, and it’s easy to see why. They’re fast, hairy, and large enough to make anyone jump when one scurries across the floor. In Australia and the ...

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