Spinning their sticky webs in shadowy corners to capture mosquitoes, flies, wasps and cockroaches, the American house spider (aka common house spider) is more friend than foe. What they look like: The ...

There are nearly 3,000 spider species in North America alone, making identifying a common house spider difficult. Is it just a harmless little guy? Or a venomous predator waiting to pounce? More ...

Spiders are the largest order of arachnids, and they are found worldwide on every continent, except Antarctica. There are over 3,700 species of spiders in North America, and Texas alone is home to ...