A fungus that turns spiders into zombies sounds like something straight out of a horror movie. Both arachnophobes and people ...

When researchers studying spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São ...

Habitat loss, deforestation, the illegal wildlife trade and climate change are pushing these extraordinary species towards ...

A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions.

Learn more about a parasitic spider mite discovered in Brazil, the second of the genus ever described.

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday, ...

A new spider species from among the harsh dry lands of southern Morocco has amazed the scientific world with its face, a ...

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 ...

Crimson red ladybug spider with surprising scientific characteristics has been discovered in Morocco and named Eresus rubrocephalus.

Spiders can elicit fearful reactions in some people, but the majority of species cause no harm to humans and may provide benefits. That said, there are a couple of venomous spider species in the metro ...