Crimson red ladybug spider with surprising scientific characteristics has been discovered in Morocco and named Eresus ...

If a typical house has 5 or 6 rooms, plus hallways, the average figure would be around 10 spiders per room, which seems like ...

Ms. Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. I was sure our window spider was long gone. This year the first hard ...

Finding a spider in a pair of shoes, a laundry basket, or in a closet is never a pleasant experience. As Australia is famous for its diverse creatures and its frightening spiders, people that live in ...

Researchers have documented the strange antics of two tropical spider species that build giant, arachnid-shaped decoys out of silk, plant matter and prey remains in their webs. When you purchase ...

It looked like an ordinary meal - until they opened it. Inside, a spider sat perfectly preserved, sealed inside the product as if it had been there since manufacturing. The discovery sparked outrage ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...