or if your bite looks infected. As explained by North Carolina State University entomologist Matt Bertone for The Conversation, spiders generally want to be away from people — if you let them.

Spiders enter your house to feast on other insects, find moisture, and shelter in warm spots, so eliminating these factors helps. Even though spiders are an effective weapon for controlling flies ...

Sun spiders can be found in deserts around the world, except in Antarctica and Australia. In the U.S., they can be found in the southwest deserts of California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas ...

But until now, no one has used CRISPR-Cas9 on spiders. Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have recently successfully bred the world’s first CRISPR-Cas9-modified spider to produce red ...

New research led by the University of Portsmouth has revealed that African social spiders—dubbed "hippie spiders" for their cooperative lifestyle—may not have distinct personalities after all.

Alpha was 5 when Amin was infected, and she can barely remember him now, confusing memories (shown in reddish gold) with the blue-hued scenes of anxiety brought on by her present virus scare.

The cordyceps infection has changed the world, filling it with mindless killing machines. Find out exactly what's waiting outside the walls. Jen Karner has spent the last 10 years covering ...

I’m going to come out and say it immediately, I’m not particularly knowledgeable about Costa Rica’s spiders. This little country boasts over 2,000 species that come in a dizzying variety of sizes, ...

Southeastern Australia is witnessing an unusual spectacle as millions of spiders engage in mass ballooning to escape flooded areas. These tiny creatures release silk threads, creating 'angel hair ...

New Jersey is home to 22 types of snakes, two of which are venomous. Venomous black widow spiders can be found throughout New Jersey. The Garden State is home to abundance of wildlife from creepy ...

After voicing the fan-favorite, black-and-white Spider-Man Noir in “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Nicolas Cage is suiting up as the hero in the first look at Prime Video’s live-action ...

Avowed follows the classic RPG rubric for enemy types and is therefore full of spiders. It's also full of bears for some reason, but, trust me, there are lots of spiders. That means anyone who can ...