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 ...

Navy spouse Tiffany Russell is no arachnophile. The wife of Lt. Chadd Russell, of Strike Fighter Squadron 195, lives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, south of Hiroshima. Unfortunately, invasive ...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — Marines at this base south of Hiroshima exterminated 279 venomous spiders over a recent three-month period, according to a statement from Yamaguchi prefecture ...

Scientists have just discovered a brand new species of spider—and it instantly became the most venomous story in the world. The Sydney funnel-web has held the title of most venomous creepy-crawly for ...

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 ...

A new study has revealed why some spiders possess venom that is far more potent than others. By analyzing the venoms of more than 70 different spider species, the team explored whether factors such as ...

Of all the creeping, crawling critters that potentially pose problems for humans, spiders occupy a special niche. Unlike the biting, stinging pests such as hornets, wasps, snakes, and ticks that ...