A common hack many people use for keeping spiders out of a garden is to use chestnuts or horse chestnuts to repel them. But does this really work?

Just as the weather starts to turn, the spiders start to come out. Spider season has arrived for western Washington.

Everything’s bigger in Texas, even the spiders! The biggest spiders in Texas make the biggest spiders in many other states ...

Like most smaller-bodied spiders, Pholcus species are too small to bite humans, and pose no danger to us. It is worth noting ...

Meet the species you're most likely to encounter in your home this autumn. Plus, why they're more helpful than you might ...

As the weather begins to cool down, you will start to notice more spiders appearing in your home. There are 22 spiders common to the UK, according to Country Living. Thankfully, most of them are ...

Lots of spiders are very good at one or two things. Stalking, maybe. Setting traps. Biting. But Steatoda nobilis, the invasive spider now spreading in New Zealand, has an arsenal of tactics—including ...

As summer draws to a close and September arrives, countless British homes face an unwelcome seasonal visitor - spiders. Spider season is the period when you're most likely to catch sight of these ...

In Taiwan’s forests, researchers discovered a clever hunting trick by the sheet web spider Psechrus clavis. Instead of immediately devouring captured fireflies, the spiders allow them to glow in the ...

THE most dangerous spider found in Britain will scurry into homes across the country in the coming weeks, experts have warned. But anyone who's scared of creepy crawlies has an array of budget options ...