A Washington College professor is calling on residents across Baltimore and Maryland’s Eastern Shore to help track the spread of the Jorō spider ...

Spiders are beneficial to the environment. Fear of these insects is common, but—believe it or not—most spiders cannot hurt humans. However, the brown recluse spider is a dangerous exception. The ...

A Washington College professor is calling on residents in the Baltimore area and on the Eastern Shore to help track the ...

Black widow spiders, scientific name Latrodectus mactans, are among the most venomous of all arachnids. They are found in North America, and their bite can be fatal in some cases. If you found a ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California’s coastal sand dunes. The newly identified Aptostichus ramirezae is a close ...

Joro spiders are bright yellow and black spiders known for their huge spiderwebs. This colorful species comes from East Asia, but Joro spiders have recently invaded warm American states like Georgia ...

A professor at a Maryland university is asking for the public's help with tracking the movements of the giant Joro spider, a ...

The new species is a kind of trapdoor spider, a spider known for creating borrows underground with hinged doors.

There are nearly 3,000 spider species in North America alone, making identifying a common house spider difficult. Is it just a harmless little guy? Or a venomous predator waiting to pounce? More ...

Most people aren't too happy when they encounter a spider, and that's especially true if the creepy-crawly you come across happens to be dangerously venomous. Although it's understandable to be ...

Scientists have studied what they believe is the world's biggest spider's web and found two species of spider are living side ...