What has eight eyes and stalks its prey like a cat? It’s not a weird science fiction monster; only a small, frequently overlooked spider that is native to the San Juan Islands and relatively abundant ...

Psychedelic spiders, wild tulips and funky fish: species to watch in 2026 - Conservationists highlight ‘truly extraordinary’ ...

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A fungus that turns spiders into zombies sounds like something straight out of a horror movie. Both arachnophobes and people ...

Some of nature’s most mesmerizing works of art might just be hanging in your backyard. The artist is an orb weaver spider.

Spiders in the garden can be beneficial, but having to wade through their webs can make gardening a bummer. Here's a trick ...

Males engage in a two-week-long sex marathon with as many females as they can find. Each frenzied encounter can last up to 14 ...

You’re walking back to the house at dusk.Thinking about dinner. Not thinking about spiders. Then you hit a web.Across the ...

Across much of Australia, people start talking about “spider season” as the weather warms and webs seem to appear overnight in gardens, sheds, and corners of the house. At the same time, experts issue ...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — This U.S. military base near Hiroshima has killed more venomous spiders this year than in any year since recordkeeping began nearly two decades ago, Japanese ...

A Washington College professor is asking residents across Baltimore and Maryland’s Eastern Shore to help track the spread of the Jorō spider, an invasive species that has recently appeared in the ...

A Washington College professor is calling on residents in the state to help track the expansion of the Jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata), an invasive species previously seen in large numbers only in ...