Spiders are some of the world’s most misunderstood creatures. These arachnids, which have been around for around 400 million years, consume billions of disease-causing mosquitoes and crop-destroying ...

For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel. Hayden Shea's first was caught by her boyfriend's dad. Sunday Costell ordered her first one off eBay. "I went from selling three to four a week ...

In my previous blog post I described some of the research that has begun to throw light on why so many people appear to be scared of spiders. In particular, there seemed to be a significant link ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although the word “spider” may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many readers, the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not ...

Across the U.S., countless spider species call every corner of the country home — but only a few are truly dangerous to humans. In fact, there are just two main types of venomous spiders that pose a ...