An Eastern Shore biologist is asking for the public’s help reporting sightings in Maryland of a bright yellow invasive spider ...

Spiders are those unwanted guests who are sharing your space without paying rent. Spiders might not be everyone’s favorite roommates, but they’re definitely fascinating (and surprisingly helpful). But ...

The ultimate nightmare for anyone afraid of spiders has been uncovered – a massive spider web stretching across 1,140 square feet and housing 110,000 eight-legged creatures. Scientists discovered the ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger. When ...

The scary-looking, ominously-named wolf spider is actually a beneficial insect. Wolf spiders belong to the class Arachnida and are members of the family Lycosidae (derived from the Greek word lycos, ...

Halloween may be over, but creepy crawlies like daddy longlegs and other spiders still haunt the hills and dales of Vallejo and Solano County. Despite their scary reputation, most spiders aren’t ...