The way gardeners view insects has come a long way in the past few decades. The importance of pollinators and the natural pest control provided by beneficial insects is increasingly recognized as many ...

Insects and spiders are important elements in the food webs of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. With declines in their biodiversity, the food supply for birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and small ...

Deep beneath the border between Albania and Greece, a single spider web sprawls across rock like a living carpet, turning a ...

Some ants might actually not be ants at all, and instead be other animals pretending to be them. Pictures from a new paper in the journal Biology Letters show ants, other insects and spiders that all ...

Lately, my woods have been full of spiny orb-weavers, marbled orb-weavers and arrowhead-orb weavers, a new one to me. Despite their creepy reputation, spiders are largely beneficial and help keep ...

Wolf spiders have a unique way of carrying for their babies, by carrying them on their back 24/7. Read here to learn about ...

Most people who spot a black widow in the garage or a brown recluse behind the water heater reach for the nearest shoe. That instinct, while understandable, may be exactly the wrong move. The venom ...

Huge, colorful Joro spiders are making their way up the East Coast and will likely reach the D.C. area, bug experts say. While Joro spiders are harmless to people and pets, their size and presence ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Has anyone else noticed a lot of creepy crawlers around the house lately? Apparently spooky season is also spider season, especially for wolf spiders. Jordan Myers with McNeely Pest ...

Spiders come in all sorts of colors and patterns. While we all know about black widows and their iconic red hourglass marks, ...