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

You know the feeling. You're sweeping your basement or cleaning your garage and a big spider scurries out from under your broom. What is it? Do you need to do anything except jump and maybe give a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists found a “peculiar” hairy animal in the mountains of Central Asia and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Fomichev, Omelko and Marusik (2024) Thousands of feet up in the ...