Spiders might make you shiver, but they’re also some of the most fascinating creatures out there. With their intricate webs and mind-blowing survival skills, these eight-legged wonders do way more ...

Close up of a brown recluse spider's face. The brown recluse spider is the most common and widespread of the brown spiders, but it is usually found only in the South and Central United States. It is a ...

Spiders are some of the world’s most misunderstood creatures. These arachnids, which have been around for around 400 million ...

BOSTON — Ever since a Joro spider was recently photographed on Beacon Hill, Jessica Garb has been fielding calls from people who’ve seen similar arachnids in Massachusetts. One person in Amherst was ...

A family was forced to flee their home after hundreds of potentially deadly spiders swarmed out of a bunch of bananas. Jamie and Crystal Roberts were horrified when the suspected Brazilian wandering ...

The joro spider, an invasive species from Japan, has rapidly spread throughout the southeastern United States and is now advancing beyond that area. Known for their striking yellow and black ...

Spiders are often referred to as insects, but this is incorrect. Although spiders and insects belong to the same massive group of invertebrates with jointed legs and exoskeletons (arthropods), spiders ...

Did you know that South Carolina has a state spider? Hint: this spider is huge. Seeing this spider in person might be quite a shock. The Carolina wolf spider (Hogna carolinensis) is the Palmetto State ...

Researchers looked at thousands of spider news stories to study how sensationalized information spreads. Their findings could be broadly applicable. By Oliver Whang We live in a world filled with ...

It's no secret that the internet and social media fuel rampant spread of (mis)information in many areas of life. Now, researchers have explored this phenomenon as it applies to news about spiders. The ...