At first glance, it looked like a large spider resting on the ground—but a closer look revealed dozens of tiny spiderlings ...

Beneath ordinary ground across the United States, a powerful wolf spider lies hidden, relying on speed and aggression rather ...

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

Spiders are arachnids, a class of arthropods closely related to scorpions, mites, and ticks. With over 45,000 species, ...

A green long-jawed orbweaver spider was spotted hunting on top of snow in the Northeast. They emerge from beneath the snowpack on warmer winter days to hunt for springtails. Their bright green color, ...

When a wild wolf encounters a potential meal, its instinct is usually to pounce -- but researchers in western Canada have recorded at least one wolf taking a strikingly different approach. The ...

Deep underground in a dark, sulfuric cave on the border between Albania and Greece, scientists have made an incredible discovery – a giant communal spider web spanning more than 100 square meters ...

The diminutive spider measures in at less than a quarter of an inch in size and was discovered on a remote nature preserve Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has ...

Entomologists working on the Isle of Wight in England rediscovered a species missing for 40 years. Screengrab from the National Trust Isle of Wight’s Facebook post The year was 1985. “Back to the ...

Every year, spiders kill about 20 people worldwide. That’s fewer than scorpions, lightning strikes, or hippos—and a tiny fraction of the 17.9 million deaths caused by cardiovascular disease. Yet ...