Many spiders are mistaken for the brown recluse, but few have toxic venom, and even fewer are a threat to humans.

Black widows, infamous for their shiny black bodies and the red hourglass pattern seen on adult females, deliver a painful ...

Spiders make up one of the largest populations of invertebrates in Michigan. There are approximately 50,000 species of ...

October is the month of Halloween, when people decorate their yards and homes with large spiders to scare people. October is also when ...

Did you know that South Carolina has its own official state spider? It’s the largest of its species and one of the biggest in the state. If caught off guard, spotting this arachnid in person might be ...

Did you know that autumn is spider mating season? Here's how male spiders find their female mates during fall.

A wolf spider carries recently hatched babies on her back while sunning on a rock in Olathe, Kansas. The Kansas City Star North Carolina is home to more than 1,200 species of animals, including ...

Spiders make their way into your home to find food. The first step to getting rid of spiders is to eliminate the bugs they're ...

Think that you have a large extended family? Well, you have nothing on a group of creepy-crawlies known as Wolf Spiders. Wolf Spiders are a diverse group of spiders that can be found worldwide, save ...

Thomas Say was perhaps the greatest entomological tour de force America has known. Born in Philadelphia in 1787, Say ...