The way gardeners view insects has come a long way in the past few decades. The importance of pollinators and the natural pest control provided by beneficial insects is increasingly recognized as many ...

There are about 2,500 kinds of spiders on the North American continent north of Mexico, and thank goodness. Without spiders, we'd be overrun with insects. It is estimated that each year the world's ...

Insects and spiders are important elements in the food webs of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. With declines in their biodiversity, the food supply for birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and small ...

At the same time, not all spiders (or parts of spiders) elicit the same disgust. Among the photo selections were sets that compared specific anatomical arachnid attributes like eggs, fangs, webs, and ...

Some larger types might opt for a lizard or even a frog, but the great majority of spiders love to eat insects. We mean really, really love to eat insects. So much so, that the world's spiders consume ...

Deep beneath the border between Albania and Greece, a single spider web sprawls across rock like a living carpet, turning a ...

Thomas Shahan came eye to eye with a jumping spider in his backyard about seven years ago when he was living and attending high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Since that first encounter, he has been ...

THE most dangerous spider found in Britain will scurry into homes across the country in the coming weeks, experts have warned. But anyone who’s scared of creepy crawlies has an array of budget options ...

Spotting a spider in your home is a less-than-ideal situation. After all, they’re creepy and crawly, and a spider sighting can spark fears that there are more where that one came from. Just know this: ...

Spiders come in all sorts of colors and patterns. While we all know about black widows and their iconic red hourglass marks, ...