The brown widow spider (Latrodectus geometricus) is a lesser-known relative of the infamous black widow. The first brown widow spider was discovered in Los Angeles in early 2000. A member of the ...

Spiders are some of the most common creatures we share our homes with. While they may seem scary at first, most house spider species are harmless and even helpful, keeping pest insects under control.

There are several genera of funnel web spiders, but the most common ones in Australia are Atrax, Hadronyche, and Illawarra.

Let's talk about spider eggs, those tiny wonders of nature that hold the next generation of arachnids. Spider egg sacs, made of silk, are carefully crafted by mom spiders to protect their baby spiders ...

The original path was a dirt hiking trail, and the two species of trapdoor spider, the brown Cataxia and the black Proshermacha, both built burrows right up to and onto it. The path was rugged and ...

But before you enter "panic mode" and drum up visceral scenarios of the U.S.'s most venomous spider, aka brown recluse spider, leaving you riddled with necrotic rashes — take a deep breath.

The huntsman spider is one of the fastest and most agile arachnids on the planet. The species is often confused with tarantulas because of the hairy bodies, but their distinguishing trait is their ...

A Chinese scientist has named 16 new spider species after songs by popular Mandopop musician ... The Secret Code spider, a 2.36 millimetre yellowish brown web-weaving arachnid, is named after Chou's ...

Let's talk about the funnel web spider, one of the most notorious arachnids in the world. Known for their fast-acting venom, ...

Almost all spiders are venomous, but there are few, at least in North America, that have venom powerful enough to injure a human. One of them is the brown recluse spider, whose venom can be fatal.

The sun spider is known for its great speed and powerful jaw. Oddly enough, sun spiders, which are also called wind scorpions or camel spiders, are neither spiders nor scorpions. They belong to the ...

A Chinese scientist has named 16 new spider species after songs by popular Mandopop ... The Secret Code spider, a 2.36 millimetre yellowish brown web-weaving arachnid, is named after Chou's ...