The brown recluse and black widow are the most common venomous spiders in the U.S., Mississippi. What are their habitats?

Ticks are related to spiders and scorpions but are actually a kind of mite. Arachnids have eight legs and two body segments (head and cephalothorax). Insects have six legs and three body segments ...

In a remote, lushly forested area of an Oahu mountain range, scientists have discovered a carnivorous caterpillar species ...

The species, dubbed the "bone collector," belongs to an ancient lineage of moths older than the Hawaiian island of Oahu, ...

Aptly nicknamed the “bone collector,” the larva haunts a six-square-mile patch of Oahu’s Wai‘anae Mountains, lurking exclusively in spider webs and disguising itself in the corpses of its prey.

New research led by the University of Portsmouth has revealed that African social spiders—dubbed "hippie spiders" for their cooperative lifestyle—may not have distinct personalities after all.

Bad news, Spider-fans — Netflix is about to lose some of the best Spider-Man movies. May 1 will be the last day you can watch four Spider-Man movies, including the entire Sam Raimi trilogy and ...

Urban noise such as from traffic, aeroplanes and construction is forcing some spiders to weave “soundproof webbing” that transmits vibrations differently, a new study reveals. While previous ...