Brown recluse spiders are small and quite shy, but capable of delivering deadly bites. Learn about what to do if you get ...

Louisiana is home to numerous different species of spiders, since the state's warm climate and diverse landscape makes for the perfect environment for the arachnids. While most spiders in Louisiana ...

Mississippi is home to more than 30 kinds of spider, but only a handful are dangerous. These creeping crawlers can be found across the state. But certain ones only live in specific places or dark ...

Spiders might be famous for freaking people out with their spindly legs and the way they scuttle about, but they are actually a remarkable group of highly diverse hunters. Many species of spiders ...

There are approximately 3,100 orb weaver spider species across the globe, but none of them pose any threat or harm to humans. Orb weavers are also not known to be aggressive spiders and would rather ...

They're huge and colorful, with bands of yellow and blue. These massive spiders have been making headlines over the past months as they expand their presence in the United States. Now, they've been ...

Did you know North Carolina is home to two of the most venomous spiders in the U.S.? Many NC residents are well aware of these two fearsome species, but the effects of their bites might surprise you.

Paul Hetzler discusses the many spiders that inhabit North America as well as the Adirondacks, though most are not venomous.

Black widow spiders are notorious for their painful bites and lethal venom. The venom is potent enough to let these spiders and their close relatives prey upon small reptiles and mammals that other ...

As a new app is launched to provide first-aid advice for venomous bites and stings, a reptile expert urges people to learn ...