Black widow spiders, scientific name Latrodectus mactans, are among the most venomous of all arachnids. They are found in North America, and their bite can be fatal in some cases. If you found a ...

Spiders are beneficial to the environment. Fear of these insects is common, but—believe it or not—most spiders cannot hurt humans. However, the brown recluse spider is a dangerous exception. The ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (CBS/AP) — There are more creepy-crawlies than previously known in Maine. The Maine Forest Service's newly released Checklist of Maine Spiders identifies 677 different species of ...

Learn more about how scientists uncovered an unlikely community of arachnids in Europe’s Sulfur Cave and why these spiders ...

Not only is this extraordinary spider an entirely new species previously unknown to science, but it is half male and half ...

If you saw a brownish colored spider with dark markings crawling through the grass toward you, could you tell if it was a ...

I'm brushing my teeth this morning in the bathroom, when I see a small spider on the wall. 'Cool', I think, 'I'll snap a picture and identify it.' Bend down to rinse, spit, bend up, and it's gone.

Although the word “spider” may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many readers, the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not as icky as one might suppose. Arachnids provide essential services for ...

A new spider was just found in the sands of Southern California, but scientists are already worried about the long-term ...

While the Joro spider season, which spans from August to October, is over, these creepy crawlies can still pop up ...

The behavior, which had never been observed before, stunned scientists as, typically, the larger house spider would prey on ...