A decade ago, the fate of one of Europe’s largest native spiders actually depended on what happened inside a laboratory. At the time, the great raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) was teetering on the ...

In a small patch of undisturbed ancient bushland in Western Australia, researchers stumbled upon a rare “jewel.” Hidden in a burrow in the remnants of the Whadjuk boodja, or Perth’s Swan Coastal Plain ...

An ultra rare purple tarantula has been documented in the wild, and experts are still working to determine whether it ...

Currently, more than 46,000 spider species stretch their eight legs in habitats across the world, in every country and continent except Antarctica. And those are only the ones scientists have been ...

Alaska has no established native populations of medically significant spiders, making it one of the safest U.S. states for arachnophobes. Wolf spiders are Alaska’s most commonly encountered large ...

If you find a black widow spider in your yard, you'll need to take both practical and preventative measures, as well as steps ...

Learn where brown recluse spiders really show up in Florida homes, why they are rare, and how to stay safe if you suspect a ...

Technically, all spiders are at least slightly venomous. However, the vast majority of species in the United States are not considered medically significant. Most cases of spider bites that require ...