Whether it's a sudden dash across the garage or silhouette in a backyard web, spiders evoke fear in many people. But ...

A newly published study co-authored by University of South Florida alum Louis Coticchio and USF integrative biologist Deby ...

An interdisciplinary team at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is using state-of-the-art eye-tracking technology to pinpoint the physical characteristics of spiders that may contribute to the unease.

To assess the state of our creepier, crawlier neighbors, Figueroa and her graduate student, Wes Walsh, the paper’s lead ...

The Shakira wasp is a parasite of caterpillars, feeding and developing inside them and causing them to bend and twist their abdomens in a distinctive way, which reminded lead author Scott Shaw and ...

From anti-hero doppelgangers to counterparts with wild new powers, Spider-Man has an impressive number of clones living in ...

Members of the arachnid class—think spiders, scorpions and harvestmen (daddy long legs)—are often the targets of revulsion, disgust ...

Early February, mid-winter, is one time of the year when we don't expect to see spiders. Walking on mild days, we might find some on the snow. (They live under the snowpack in an area known as ...

America’s wandering spider is a highly venomous species increasingly reported in parts of North America, challenging ...

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