The itsy-bitsy spiders we know from nursery rhymes can transform into nightmares as we grow older and maintain our own homes.

It’s an old urban legend; apparently, human beings unintentionally swallow 8 spiders per year in their sleep. True or false?

If you've noticed an increase in webs appearing around your neighborhood, there's no need to call Spider-Man. What you're ...

Residents of Galveston County and other parts of the Texas Gulf Coast have seen thousands of tiny airborne spiders this month ...

Jumping spiders are common on the Colorado Plateau, but are also found world-wide, in habitats from the tropics, to deserts, ...

An untreated bite can kill a person within an hour. All 13 recorded deaths—and many serious bites—from funnel-web spiders were caused by the Sydney funnel-web spider. So why would the ...

As the colder weather settles in, many spiders and other creatures are looking for cosy holes, gaps and corners to spend ...