Jumping spiders, also known as vampire spiders, have a very specific diet: female mosquitoes that have just fed on blood. A new study using "Franken-mosquitoes"— glued-together parts of different ...

There’s a downside to being a handsome green and red orchard spider, like this one that Tracy Franco photographed in Ocean Lakes in Virginia Beach. Because of its reddish-orange belly marking, some ...

The black widow is among the most famous species of spiders for good reason: it is notorious for its deadly, toxic bite which can easily bring down its prey. Just like the comic book spy who bears its ...

Yet another invasive species is making its way to South Carolina, this time a spider about the size of your palm — — thanks to their long legs, with a red belly that spins webs that look like golden ...