Black widows are known for cannibalizing their mates, but this doesn’t actually happen all the time. The exception seems to be the red widow, where the male force feeds himself to the female by ...

Spiders are arachnids, a class of arthropods closely related to scorpions, mites, and ticks. With over 45,000 species, ...

Spiders might make you shiver, but they’re also some of the most fascinating creatures out there. With their intricate webs and mind-blowing survival skills, these eight-legged wonders do way more ...

Some scientists say, fear of spiders is a self-preservation response that’s hard-wired, genetically in us. Others theorise it’s social conditioning passed on through learned behaviour, such as a child ...

Spiders abound this Halloween season, but for those who wish to slip past unnoticed by a real spider -- good luck. New research has found that spiders are second only to cockroaches when it comes to ...

Here's what to know about brown recluse spiders and how to avoid getting bitten by them. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...