While most spiders are harmless and even helpful in keeping insect populations in check, a few can pose risks to humans.

Experts have revealed that the spectacle of spiders falling from the sky is a natural occurrence. A chilling spectacle unfolded in Sao Thome das Letras, Brazil, as hundreds of eight-legged ...

“If you are a widow, it’s important to know that it’s healthy to continue to remember with fondness the person who has died,” says Andy Langford, clinical director at the charity Cruse ...

It’s a battle straight out of a horror movie—but real! This little spider, a noble false widow, packs a punch and proves that size really doesn’t matter in the wild. Noble false widow spider feeding ...

Black widow spiders in Spain - should you be worried? Deadly spiders in Spain? Female European black widow. Credit: By Ken-ichi Ueda - https://www.inaturalist.org ...

A recent study provides insights into the life history and behaviour of the endemic Cape Autumn Widow butterfly (Dira clytus), a species endemic to South Africa. A recent study published in the ...

The first occurrence of a dangerous spider known as the Black Widow has been confirmed in Slovakia. The adult female arrived in Slovakia from California in a shipment of machine parts goods. She also ...

A recent study investigated the identity of a fungus found on a spider during filming of the BBC Winterwatch series in Northern Ireland. Dr Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International ...

Black widow spiders are commonly found around homes, garages, barns, and other man-made structures. They build tough, irregularly shaped webs with strands running in many directions. The “messy” ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

The January 6 committee and records: Trump repeated his false claim that the House select committee that investigated the attack on the Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that ...