Jumping spiders are an obsession for me. But it wasn’t always so. I also learned that jumping spiders may be in decline. In tropical forests, finding them in a matter of minutes used to be easy, says ...

Life on Earth is a rich and beautiful thing. But there's a lot that is changing and even fraying thanks to the effect that human-caused habitat loss and global warming are having on the environment.

ATHENS, Ga. — Heart racing and blood pumping, October is the time of year to celebrate all things spooky -- but this is one fright Georgians can't seem to escape: Joro spiders. These large spiders ...

Learn more about how scientists uncovered an unlikely community of arachnids in Europe’s Sulfur Cave and why these spiders ...

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. I’m obsessed with jumping spiders. But it wasn’t always so. While never a spider hater or arachnophobe, I was pretty ambivalent about them ...

SEATTLE — From Fear to Fascination. That's the name of a new exhibit at the freshly-revamped Pacific Science Center that's focused on spiders. The exhibit challenges common misconceptions and explores ...

Butterfly Pavilion, the beloved invertebrate zoo home to Rosie the tarantula and hundreds of other-like creatures, will once again host its special exhibition, Spiders Around the World, for the month ...

Four seriously little books (3.25 by 6 inches, 150 pages), with the information punch of bigger brothers, are new this spring from University of Princeton Press: “The Little Book of Spiders,” “The ...

Black widow spiders, scientific name Latrodectus mactans, are among the most venomous of all arachnids. They are found in North America, and their bite can be fatal in some cases. If you found a ...