But they’re not the only crawlies on the move, and more will come as the climate warms. Michaela Gower reports. A few years ...

A breed of Huntsman spider appears to be establishing itself in Napier, an arachnid expert says. Associate Professor of ...

Huntsman spiders, native and infamous in Australia, are also found in parts of New Zealand, most commonly in Auckland. The ...

Residents have spotted the species twice in the past few months, and an expert weighs in on if we should be worried.

In the past nine months, two Huntsman spiders have been spotted in the same Napier suburb, leading arachnologists to suggest ...

The Australian native huntsman spider is a common creature to spot in some parts of the country - most commonly in Auckland, as well as in parts of the South Island. But in the last few months, locals ...

Also worth noting: “These are nomadic spiders that don’t spin webs to catch their prey—they hunt them down,” says Howard Russell, an entomologist at Michigan State University. Where you ...