The jumping spider pet market is booming, particularly with women. And for many, the journey to spider enthusiast began as an ...

We explain why you see more spider webs in your home in the fall, which spiders they could be, and what you can do.

Researchers believe that's partly down to the spider's 'dark DNA' - a mysterious part of the animal's genetic code, and they are studying it to find out more. They think that this dark DNA might ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — There are ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

They’re described as yucky, creepy, or frightening and, according to a certain nursery rhyme, one of them "scared little Miss Muffet away,” but once you get to know them, you’ll realize that spiders ...

Spiders have a reputation for giving some humans a fright, but a team of scientists has flipped the script to learn why one increasingly visible species seems to have an edge on handling stress. Jorō ...

Spider enthusiasts now have the opportunity to be face-to-face with the arachnid and its species worldwide, through a ...

There are a host of dangerous creatures lurking around South Carolina and spiders are no exception. The Palmetto State has four different types of spiders with venomous bites. But how dangerous are ...