The pungent flower in question is a tropical plant called titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), a species of corpse flower.

Crowds gathered at Mount Holyoke College’s Talcott Greenhouse to witness the rare bloom of “Pangy,” a corpse flower known for ...

Large, palm-sized spiders are spinning massive golden webs across porches and power lines, and, according to experts, they’re here to stay. The Joro spider, which has a leg span up to 4 inches and ...

Spring is here, and with the season comes invasive spiders that experts say have spread to a handful of states over the past decade. The spider, called the Joro spider, is native to East Asia and was ...

Researchers say the spider is spreading through a process called "ballooning," in which the young Joro spiders release a thread of silk that can be captured by the wind, allowing them to be lifted to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Joro spiders will likely continue to spread in the U.S., but they aren't the ‘flying venomous spider invasion’ that’s been ...