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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spiders are arachnids, a class of arthropods closely related to scorpions, mites, and ticks. With over 45,000 species, spiders ...

Close up of a brown recluse spider's face. The brown recluse spider is the most common and widespread of the brown spiders, but it is usually found only in the South and Central United States. It is a ...

The so-called Joro spiders — also known as “parachuting spiders” — have already been multiplying in several southern U.S. states and scaring the bejeebies out of anyone with a fear of eight-legged ...

You don’t have to love ‘em, but there’s no denying that we’d all be a lot worse off without the ecological benefits spiders provide. Join us as we clear up some misconceptions—and revel in some wild ...

BOSTON — Ever since a Joro spider was recently photographed on Beacon Hill, Jessica Garb has been fielding calls from people who’ve seen similar arachnids in Massachusetts. One person in Amherst was ...

Joro spiders, those scary-looking critters that can apparently fly through the air when their giant webs are lifted by the wind, have been making big headlines in recent weeks — mainly because of ...

The Hawaiian Happy Face Spider is native to Hawaii's high-altitude rainforests. Mothers show rare maternal care, guarding and feeding their spiderlings. Habitat loss and invasive species threaten the ...