You’re walking back to the house at dusk.Thinking about dinner. Not thinking about spiders. Then you hit a web.Across the ...

Quick Take Dolomedes plantarius is the great raft spider. These spiders came back from the brink of extinction. Peat bogs and ...

There are some seriously beautiful spiders in the world, but the species we currently have a crush on is Eresus rubrocephalus ...

The discovery was first made by Sophie Cameron, a local naturalist and birding instructor, who recognized the spider by its ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday, ...

A spotted orb weaver is shown in its web Upcountry. It is one of approximately 205 species of spiders in Hawaii, of which an estimated 77 species have been introduced by people accidentally or ...

Researchers have announced the discovery in Morocco of a new, previously unknown spider species of the genus Eresus, ...

Crimson red ladybug spider with surprising scientific characteristics has been discovered in Morocco and named Eresus ...

Spiders can elicit fearful reactions in some people, but the majority of species cause no harm to humans and may provide benefits. That said, there are a couple of venomous spider species in the metro ...