Spiders are one of the easiest groups of invertebrates to watch and they're fascinating creatures. Here are some of our ...

Halloween may be over, but creepy crawlies like daddy longlegs and other spiders still haunt the hills and dales of Vallejo and Solano County. Despite their scary reputation, most spiders aren't ...

A hiker was evacuated by air on October 29 from the rugged and remote Kalalau Trail in Hawaii after he was “unable to hike out due to a rapidly worsening infection from an apparent spider bite,” wrote ...

ATLANTA — They may look intimidating, but researchers say the bite of the bright yellow Joro spider is nothing to fear. A new study from Clemson University, believed to be the first controlled bite ...

Spiders can be found in spades this time of year, both the fake Halloween variety as well as a large yellow species crawling around certain parts of South Carolina. Arachnophobia aside, not much about ...

Just the name “brown recluse” is enough to send a shiver down any arachnophobe’s spine. These spiders have earned a reputation as some of the most feared in North America. Aside from the black widow, ...

Small, swift, and venomous, certain spiders rank among Earth’s most dangerous predators. Take the infamous Black Widow, known for sometimes killing and eating their male partners, or the hairy wolf ...

It might not reflect well on us that a spider as aptly named as the brown recluse is so misunderstood. While many people know the truth about the brown recluse — that it is not aggressive, but a “shy, ...

That seems to be how people view spiders. People are either afraid of them or think they are interesting. Spiders should be viewed as beneficial out in the garden. They eat a lot of other insects and ...

Wolf spiders have long hairy legs and are often found running along the ground, with the females carrying their young on their backs. Photo: Public Domain Pictur Spiders get a bad rap. Many people go ...