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 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 ...

Spiders are some of the world’s most misunderstood creatures. These arachnids, which have been around for around 400 million years, consume billions of disease-causing mosquitoes and crop-destroying ...

The hobo spider is a funnel-building spider. In the past, people believed its bite and venom were dangerous. However, scientists now believe this is not the case, and symptoms of a hobo spider bite ...

Jumping spiders of the genus Portia exhibit remarkable hunting skills, retaining visual information about prey even when ...

Step aside, Van Gogh. Some spiders are out here making self-portraits for survival. New research shows that several orb-weaving species construct giant web-mounted “doppelgängers” convincing enough to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Longtime lover of videogames, comic books, and all things science fiction and horror. Some of Josh's favorite videogames include Bloodborne, the original Star Wars: Battlefront II, Pokemon: Omega Ruby ...