Wolf spiders and tarantulas are both maligned and feared throughout the world. They are venomous, as are almost all spiders.

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 ...

A mother wolf spider carries her young on her back, guarding them with instinctive care in the harsh world of the forest floor. “A taste of their own medicine”: Blue states go digital against Trump’s ...

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 ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California’s coastal sand dunes. The newly identified Aptostichus ramirezae is a close ...

Spiders of the Clubiona genus, which are among the most important natural enemies of pests found in orchards, are active ...

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