Spiders often get a bad name– most of us feel uncomfortable as soon as we see one, and the first thing we want to do is get rid of it. But what if these creatures are actually helping us by keeping ...

Imagine trekking through the lush, high-altitude rainforests of Maui or the Big Island, turning over a leaf, and finding a tiny creature smiling right back at you. This isn't a scene from a cartoon; ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spiders can be spotted around us easily but many people feel scared around the house spider but these little creatures are interesting and fun. They live quietly in our homes and kill the unnecessary ...

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 ...

A researcher has discovered two new species of spider in the Phrynarachne genus. Like other bird-dropping crab spiders, they ...