Quick Take Dolomedes plantarius is the great raft spider. These spiders came back from the brink of extinction. Peat bogs and ...

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

A subgroup of air-breathing, terrestrial (land) arthropods, spiders are not actually insects but rather belong to the Class Arachnida (a.k.a. arachnid). Besides spiders, other arachnids include ...

Close up of a brown recluse spider's face. The brown recluse spider is the most common and widespread of the brown spiders, but it is usually found only in the South and Central United States. It is a ...

BRIDGEPORT - Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo will introduce a pair of Black-handed spider monkeys in their new habitat at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Supported by the Bradshaw-Mack family, the spacious ...

Microhexura montivaga (Spruce-fir Moss Spider) is a federally endangered arachnid endemic to high-elevation montane conifer forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains. The spider is cryptic and ...

Spiders might make you shiver, but they’re also some of the most fascinating creatures out there. With their intricate webs and mind-blowing survival skills, these eight-legged wonders do way more ...

Spiders are often referred to as insects, but this is incorrect. Although spiders and insects belong to the same massive group of invertebrates with jointed legs and exoskeletons (arthropods), spiders ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago opened its new Tropical Forests primate habitat Friday, featuring an expanded space for the zoo’s first troop of bachelor gorillas and endangered black-handed spider monkeys ...

All habitats depend on predators to keep things in balance. Your garden is a habitat full of wildlife, and while predators like the praying mantis and the ladybug tend to be celebrated, there’s ...

Did you know that South Carolina has its own official state spider? It’s the largest of its species and one of the biggest in the state. If caught off guard, spotting this arachnid in person might be ...