Spiders are not out to get you and actually prefer to avoid humans; we are much more dangerous to them than vice versa. Bites ...

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

Scientists discovered a new kind of trapdoor spider under California’s sand dunes, showing how isolation helps spiders evolve ...

A towering rocket ship stands proudly against the Pennsylvania sky, its red, white, and blue decorations catching the sunlight and announcing its patriotic presence to visitors and passing motorists ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California’s ...

The new species is a kind of trapdoor spider, a spider known for creating borrows underground with hinged doors.

Ali Dalal, 4, fills an empty tarantula crib at the Reptile Room in Manchester on Oct. 9, 2025. Dalal’s parents are co-owners ...

Every year, spiders kill about 20 people worldwide. That’s fewer than scorpions, lightning strikes, or hippos—and a tiny ...

As Halloween nears, Florida's spiders are stepping into the spotlight, not as villains but as misunderstood heroes of the ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang goes on a nighttime hike in search of spiders, with Lisa Gonzalez of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

Vacuuming up spiders is a pretty quick fix for getting rid of these pesky bugs. Or is it? Turns out there's a reason you should be cautious with this fix.

Bound, sedated and stuffed into bags: Poachers are ripping baby spider monkeys from their mothers in the forests of southern ...