Wolf spiders and tarantulas are both maligned and feared throughout the world. They are venomous, as are almost all spiders. Their venom helps them subdue prey. However, neither is considered ...

Spider webs are nature’s perfect traps: sticky and delicate, yet strong enough to catch insects many times larger than the ...

Spiders make up one of the largest populations of invertebrates in Michigan. There are approximately 50,000 species of spiders in the world. Michigan has about 45–50 spider families and roughly 470 ...

The scary-looking, ominously-named wolf spider is actually a beneficial insect. Wolf spiders belong to the class Arachnida and are members of the family Lycosidae (derived from the Greek word lycos, ...

I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to see a lot of spiders around my house. Up until I started doing some digging for this article, I didn’t know much about spiders. The little knowledge I did ...

(NEXSTAR) — As the onset of summer nears, so too do warmer temperatures and mating season for many of the nearly 900 spider species in Texas. Even though you’re unlikely to cross paths with many of ...

Cold temperatures and harsh weather conditions are bad news for most animals, including spiders. But these creatures aren’t ...

While the Joro spider hasn't officially made it to the Berkshires yet, Berkshire Community College professor of environmental studies Thomas Tyning says there of plenty of local spiders worth checking ...

(WHTM) — Pennsylvania is home to more than 45 species of spiders, according to Green Pest Control, but here’s a list of some of the arachnids you are most likely to run into in the Keystone State.