A fungus that turns spiders into zombies sounds like something straight out of a horror movie. Both arachnophobes and people ...

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 ...

Kew Gardens has revealed the strangest plant and fungi discoveries new to science in 2025 – but some are already nearly extinct.

When researchers studying spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São ...

Learn more about a parasitic spider mite discovered in Brazil, the second of the genus ever described.

And now, new research has uncovered a ladybird spider in the wilds of a cork oak forest in southern Morocco — and it’s unlike ...

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 ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (CBS/AP) — There are more creepy-crawlies than previously known in Maine. The Maine Forest Service's newly released Checklist of Maine Spiders identifies 677 different species of ...

A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions.

A new spider species from among the harsh dry lands of southern Morocco has amazed the scientific world with its face, a ...

Crimson red ladybug spider with surprising scientific characteristics has been discovered in Morocco and named Eresus rubrocephalus.

Discover how the diving bell spider constructs a silk platform underwater and uses it to trap air and make a diving bell.