You’re walking back to the house at dusk.Thinking about dinner. Not thinking about spiders. Then you hit a web.Across the ...

A wild tarantula crosses a trail in Orange County in late September. Due to a lack of data, it's difficult for scientists to confirm anecdotal reports of declines in spider and insect populations.

Shutterstock For many people, spiders are the stuff of nightmares, but do spiders actually have nightmares (or any type of ...

Mention spiders to people and many get the heebie-jeebies. Are they good? Are they bad? Are some good, and some bad? What role do they play in our world, other than evoking panic in many people? In ...

Meet the man who lives with over 1,000 tarantulas — and travels up and down England helping people overcome their fears of creepy crawlies. Aaron Phoenix, 37, began accumulating them in the summer of ...

So, why am I talking about spiders in December? The main reason is now that it’s finally a bit chilly outside, we aren’t the only ones seeking a warm place to get out of the cold. Some of them are ...