For over five years, a Kansas family unknowingly lived with thousands of brown recluse spiders, one of North America’s most ...

When you see a spider in your house, stop and think before you kill it. Spiders do more good for humans than harm.

While the Joro spider season, which spans from August to October, is over, these creepy crawlies can still pop up ...

Spider may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many, but the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not as icky as one might ...

A family unknowingly shared their home with more than 2,000 spiders for five years – and what scientists uncovered left them astonished. In total, 2,055 brown recluse spiders were discovered in the ...

ATLANTA — They may look intimidating, but researchers say the bite of the bright yellow Joro spider is nothing to fear. A new study from Clemson University, believed to be the first controlled bite ...

GAINESVILLE — As Halloween nears, Florida’s spiders are stepping into the spotlight, not as villains but as misunderstood heroes of the ecosystem, according to experts at the University of Florida.

Halloween is an opportunity to celebrate that which is creepy, spooky, scary and sometimes stranger than fiction. And for many, the celebrations conjure up images of two specific animals: spiders and ...

There are over 40 spider species in Tennessee, but most are harmless and rarely bite humans. However, there are a few spiders that are considered medically significant, which means their venom can ...

The legs of a brown recluse span roughly the size of a quarter to a half-dollar. Most are light to medium brown in color, though some may appear darker, ranging from reddish to chocolate brown, ...