Spiders are not out to get you and actually prefer to avoid humans; we are much more dangerous to them than vice versa. Bites ...

Nobody wants to find a brown recluse spider in their yard, garden, or house. Sadly, there's something you're doing that is ...

Across the U.S., countless spider species call every corner of the country home — but only a few are truly dangerous to humans. In fact, there are just two main types of venomous spiders that pose a ...

If you’re scared of spiders, Halloween certainly doesn’t help. People decorate their homes with monstrous-looking fake ...

"Spiders are retreating into warmer spaces, our homes, little nooks and crannies where they can stockpile bugs for the winter ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang goes on a nighttime hike in search of spiders, with Lisa Gonzalez of the Natural History Museum of Los ...

Hot Springs National Park is home to a variety of wildlife, including black bears, bald eagles, bobcats, and more.

Walter Reeves answers question from AJC readers, ranging from the universally fatal rose rosette to spider silk stretching from tree to tree.

What was new, Weber thought, was the moral stance: that working hard, living frugally and accumulating wealth weren’t just ...

Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations known as stabilimenta to their webs.

The purpose of stabilimenta within the web is unclear. They could help collect water, regulate a spider’s body temperature, ...

The global crisis of diminishing biological diversity is challenging our current ability to monitor changes in ecosystems.