They’re described as yucky, creepy, or frightening and, according to a certain nursery rhyme, one of them "scared little Miss Muffet away,” but once you get to know them, you’ll realize that spiders ...

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Brown recluse spiders are small and quite shy, but capable of delivering deadly bites. Learn about what to do if you get ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang goes on a nighttime hike in search of spiders, with Lisa Gonzalez of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. And I'm Ailsa Chang in Los Angeles, where spider season is in ...

Deep in the unyielding darkness of a Brazilian cave, a pale, blind, spiny beast carefully feels its way across rust-colored rocks. Meet Paleotoca diminas, a spider new to science. The species, ...

The nickname “banana spider” is a term used both for spiders that look a bit like bananas and spiders that have been found in shipments of bananas. Some are harmless, and some are dangerous, but all ...

Here's what to know about the Joro spiders arriving this summer, including the states they're expected to invade Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter of PEOPLE Digital Entertainment. She joined ...

The colorful yellow sac spider is a harmful pest found throughout America. This spider only grows to the size of a nickel, but it delivers a painful bite that can cause other symptoms. These pests ...

Humans exhibit rapid, intense reactions to snakes and spiders, rooted in ancient survival instincts. Specific visual cues like enlarged chelicerae and body hair trigger fear and disgust, activating ...

The king cobra and armed spiders are two of the most venomous predators in the animal kingdom that are both equipped with deadly venom and unique predatory abilities. The King cobra, one of the ...