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

Learn why “spider season” and deadly Sydney funnel-web season are different, and how to stay safe when spiders are on the move.

The great raft spider, one of Europe’s largest native spiders, has made an extraordinary comeback after being on the brink of extinction.

To gasps of delight, our guide Nestor Toussaint points out the St Lucia parrot, the island’s vibrant, vocal national bird and ...

It’s happened to most of us. You lift up a rock in your garden or an old carpet in your basement and…YIKES! Centipede. A tiny ...

Two centuries after orchids were first documented in South Australia, photographers are still discovering new plants.

Two newly discovered jumping spiders from Meghalaya highlight Northeast India’s hidden biodiversity, revealing how limited exploration still is and why scientists believe many more species remain ...

Two scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have recorded two new species of jumping spiders in Meghalaya. The duo, Puthoor Pattammal Sudhin and Souvik Sen, described the species Asemonea ...

Whether you find them fascinating or downright frightening, spiders are among the most common uninvited guests in our homes. But what should you actually do when one shows up? Letting it go outside ...

If properly cared for, a fresh tree will last for three to four weeks, often even five. If it starts to get dry at any point, the safest move is to get rid of it. Chipping it for compost is the most ...

Although the word “spider” may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many readers, the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not as icky as one might suppose. Arachnids provide essential services for ...

What is thought to be the world’s largest-known spider’s web, housing tens of thousands of arachnids, has been discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border. After researchers published their ...