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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Giant spiders falling from the sky sounds like a scene from a horror movie, but it’s happening in real life. Sort of. Joro spiders, which are native to Asia, have arrived in North Carolina early this ...

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 ...

Well, at least one is. It’s an arachnophobe’s worst nightmare coming true: A giant Joro spider has been confirmed in Boston for the first time. It’s the first confirmed Joro sighting in Massachusetts, ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday, ...

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 ...

Each summer, the air is filled with what looks like cottonwood down but is really a host of infant spiders, riding the wind on silken parachutes. Thanks to E.B. White's charming story, "Charlotte's ...