Looking to learn spider facts, including which spiders are lurking in your garden? The three most common garden spiders in North America are the black and yellow, silver and banded. While you might ...

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Wolf spiders are a family of mostly large, hairy and athletic arachnids. There are nearly 2,400 species of wolf spider that are found all over the world. These spiders get their name from the way they ...

The green lynx spider is a big, bright green ghost of the garden, often fading into the foliage and flowers as it prowls for insects. It lives across most of the southern U.S. from coast to coast, as ...

Many spiders eat their webs to save resources and recycle nutrients. This involves a systematic process where spiders eat a web before creating a new one, especially if the web is no longer fit for ...

Do female black widow spiders really eat their mates? Find out this and other facts about this distinct group of arachnids. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

As tarantula mating season is winding down around La Junta, Halloween season is ramping up. KRCC’s Shanna Lewis spoke with arachnologist Paula Cushing of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science ...

House spiders, often misunderstood, coexist with humans, providing natural pest control by preying on insects within our homes. They thrive indoors due to stable conditions and food availability, ...

Spider monkeys are New World monkeys found in the tropical and subtropical rainforests of Central and South America. Their name is the result of their spiderlike appearance when they hang by their ...