A spotted orb weaver is shown in its web Upcountry. It is one of approximately 205 species of spiders in Hawaii, of which an estimated 77 species have been introduced by people accidentally or ...

From bird-dropping mimics to legless burrowers, these newly discovered species were hiding right under our noses.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever wondered what some of the largest spiders in South Carolina might look like? If you haven’t before, you might be ...

The population of the large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider has been growing in parts of the southern and eastern U.S. for years, and some researchers think it's only a ...

Arachnologists have found a whole new genus of spiders in the deserts of Namibia and South Africa, and a couple of the new species seem to have some peculiar habits. Recently, Peter Jäger and Henrik ...