Children will be enthralled with how this black and yellow spider will rush out and wrap its prey in a silken cocoon.

Spiders and their webs seem to be everywhere in the fall. We found out the reasons we notice more spiders showing up in the ...

Looking to learn spider facts, including which spiders are lurking in your garden? The three most common garden spiders in North America are the black and yellow, silver and banded. While you might ...

Spiders, snakes and centipedes are bellwethers of a healthy environment. The presence of numerous spiderwebs is an encouraging sign, because an alarming phenomenon is being reported in several ...

"The most common species we are seeing at the moment, and the ones that tend to make people jump the most, are a handful of ...

It's that time of year when a couple of creepy crawlies get a lot of attention. And that brings us to today's Bug of the Week ...

All habitats depend on predators to keep things in balance. Your garden is a habitat full of wildlife, and while predators like the praying mantis and the ladybug tend to be celebrated, there’s ...

The saga of the large invasive Joro spiders that parachute through the air isn't over. A new study found that the critters with 4-inch-long legs are truly built differently, with hearts that are able ...

CLEMSON — Joro spiders have made their emergence, a new sign of the unofficial end of summer and the start of the web-laden spooky season. They can be seen as smaller nymphs in May, and their size and ...

All habitats depend on predators to keep things in balance. Your garden is a habitat full of wildlife, and while predators like the praying mantis and the ladybug tend to be celebrated, there’s ...

BOSTON — Ever since a Joro spider was recently photographed on Beacon Hill, Jessica Garb has been fielding calls from people who’ve seen similar arachnids in Massachusetts. One person in Amherst was ...

While the Joro spider hasn't officially made it to the Berkshires yet, Berkshire Community College professor of environmental studies Thomas Tyning says there of plenty of local spiders worth checking ...