Researchers collected the unfortunate arachnids near grottos and caves in Rio de Janeiro state, a region similar to where ...

No one saw this coming, not even him.

A spider this small should be easy to overlook, yet it behaves like a full-scale predator with frightening efficiency. This ...

Cute dog Maymo battles a giant spider for Halloween. Maymo is excited to meet the giant inflatable spider in the living room, ...

As Jessiah Hahs Brinkley and other insect enthusiasts lead the charge in challenging perceptions, the potential for ...

William J. Baerg was a naturalist, entomologist and teacher who served as head of the Department of Entomology at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville for 31 years. His research on black widow ...

What looked like a pearl necklace on a tiny spider turned out to be parasitic mite larvae. Scientists identified the mites as a new species, marking the first record of its family in Brazil. The ...

Deep in Madagascar’s rainforests lives a spider no bigger than a coin, easy to miss and rarely noticed. Yet this tiny ...

Question: Every summer I get spider webs on the underside of my porch roofs. I do not see any spiders when I inspect them ...

Jeez. It takes convincing but spiders, scary as they are, perform a critical function in nature. Here are 7 reasons we should ...

The invasive pests, known as short-spined thrips, may be microscopic, but they’re a menacing threat. South Florida’s warming ...

Showing the range of lead actors Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien, the horror-comedy also marks the welcome return of director Sam Raimi to a terrain he knows well.