Part two of a column that began on Feb. 8 Mark Twain at his best: “The two most important days of your life are the day you were born and the day you found out why.” — Email newsletter signup Sign up ...

While their spindly legs and fat butts might not be everyone’s cup of tea, the vast majority of spiders are completely ...

The leaf litter in the forest might be hiding a dangerous surprise, a camouflaged copperhead. Get to know about the venomous ...

One of the most infamous spiders in Colorado, the black widow is easy to recognize by its shiny black body and the red ...

Many people are scared of spiders, and that's for understandable reasons. After all, no one would want to come upon this huge ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Insects do a lot more harm than ruining picnics. Some insects spread devastating diseases, while others cause staggering economic losses in agriculture. To control some of these ...

North America is packed with wildlife, and some of it is a lot more dangerous than you might think. Venomous creatures are ...

A venomous snake was found in a banana shipment at a New Hampshire grocery store on Saturday, according to state wildlife officials. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said in a Facebook ...

After studying the samples, Dr. Evans determined that the cave spiders had been hijacked by a fungus he dubbed Gibellula ...