Although they are generalist predators, apt to eat anything they can catch, spiders regularly capture nuisance pests and even disease-carrying insects – for example, mosquitoes. There’s even a species ...

Two neighbours on a street in Darlington have gone all out for Halloween this year. Nicola Dunphy and Elena Kneebone are neighbours on Cleveland Terrace, and it is tradition for the pair to ...

If you're scared of spiders, Halloween certainly doesn't help. People decorate their homes with monstrous-looking fake cobwebs and horror movies ...

After 40 years Aulonia albimana — the orange‑legged white‑knuckled wolf spider — was rediscovered at Newtown National Nature Reserve on the Isle of Wight.

Halloween is the time of vampires, bats, and other dark figures. But bloodsuckers aren’t just found in horror stories–they ...

Sam Fleming How do you kick-start an economy? It’s a question many governments in western Europe are grappling with amid ...

In the run up to Halloween, Severn Trent’s Stickleback is getting into the spirit of the season with a creepy-crawly new name, The Spider, as it continues to spin its web of protection across the ...

New Zealand is home to some impressive and sometimes scary creatures. Thanks to its isolation from other locations, animals have evolved to become unlike any others on the planet. These endemic ...

Fen Raft Spiders are making an "incredible comeback" in the UK with as many as 10,000 breeding females believed to be spread over 12 sites. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has ...

Throughout the chillier autumn and winter periods, spiders frequently seek refuge indoors whilst searching for warmth and sustenance. Nevertheless, this means arachnids become a regular sight during ...