The bright contrast of yellow and black on a spider may make it look very scary, but most do more good than harm. Here's how to identify friends and foes.

Household spiders are generally not dangerous, but to keep your mind at ease, follow this cheat sheet of the most common home ...

The national health body added: “Some spiders’ bites can cause you to feel or be sick, sweating, and dizziness. Bites can also become infected or cause a severe allergic reaction in rare cases. Get ...

The further south you go, the bigger the bugs. Heat has a dramatic effect on the growth rate of some species, and North ...

Falling Waters State Park in Chipley showcases Florida’s tallest waterfall – a 73-foot cascade that plunges dramatically into a cylindrical sinkhole, disappearing into the earth like nature’s magic ...

The new species from Ecuador — with two long, pointy growths on its back — belongs to a genus, or group of species, not seen in 30 years, a study said.

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Dara Ojo is a master of wildlife macrophotography — extreme close-up shots showing little critters in all their odd, beautiful glory.

It's not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out ...

The “unusual” Nelson cave spider is an ancient species and New Zealand’s largest native spider with legs over 5 inches long, according to officials.

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You might guess a spider. And a gator. But a snail? That and others make up the 10 deadliest creatures found in Louisiana, according to WorldAtlas.