Most spiders exist on the spookier side of the animal spectrum, but that doesn’t mean that they can’t be silly, too! With pet spiders, there are plenty of opportunities to choose a punny name or some ...

While Hollywood and urban legends paint dramatic tales about spider bites, medical professionals share a fascinating reality: among the 3,500 spider species calling America home, only a handful can ...

A new species of wolf spider was recently discovered in southern India, according to a new study. Photo from Anshul Tilondiya, UnSplash While in southern India, scientists recently stumbled upon some ...

Even though its brain is smaller than a grain of rice, this spider plans ahead, adapts mid-hunt and outsmarts prey larger ...

The tiny ray spider uses its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice with comic book characters, this ability is unusual in spiders. So I'm thinking we've all seen a spider ...

A remarkable discovery has been made on the isolated island of St. Helena, located in the South Atlantic Ocean, where two new ...

A pet spider might not be right for everyone, but for those special people who love these unconventional arachnids, there’s nothing in the world that’s cooler than these creepy-crawly critters.