Police in the Poconos region of Pennsylvania are looking for a man who they say set multiple fires to deal with spiders.

When I was seven years old, I developed arachnophobia, the fear of spiders. How did this happen, you might ask (and I know you did, because I have spidy-senses)? I was looking at the windowsill at my ...

Rufus net-casting spiders can tune the stiffness and elasticity of their webs thanks to loops of silk, scanning electron ...

America’s wandering spider is a highly venomous species increasingly reported in parts of North America, challenging ...

Finding Grounded 2's wolf spider locations is like playing hide and seek with a hideous monster. You need to find it to get some of the game's best gear, but it hides very well and is more than a ...

Spiders might not be everyone’s favorite creatures, but they play a crucial role in controlling pest populations. However, some can pose a danger due to their venomous bites. In the United States, ...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — This U.S. military base near Hiroshima has killed more venomous spiders this year than in any year since recordkeeping began nearly two decades ago, Japanese ...

The diminutive spider measures in at less than a quarter of an inch in size and was discovered on a remote nature preserve Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has ...

Entomologists working on the Isle of Wight in England rediscovered a species missing for 40 years. Screengrab from the National Trust Isle of Wight’s Facebook post The year was 1985. “Back to the ...

A brown recluse is seen in this file photo. It is one of several species of spider you may spot inside your Kentucky home this fall. stphillips Getty Images Most spiders mature in late summer or fall ...