There are about 2,500 kinds of spiders on the North American continent north of Mexico, and thank goodness. Without spiders, we'd be overrun with insects. It is estimated that each year the world's ...

At least the paper, plastic and fake fur varieties abound around Halloween time, playing upon phobias as they dangle en massse from ceilings, perch in fake webs strewn over lamp lights, pop up to ...

Evarcha culicivora jumping spiders, also known as vampire spiders, are picky eaters by any standards. Explaining that the arachnid's environment is swamped with insects, Ximena Nelson from the ...