Despite their appearance, wolf spiders are generally harmless. Despite being poisonous, this wolf spider look-alike poses ...

You don't want to see a wolf spider in your house, but are you sure that's what it is? Here are 10 of the wolf spiders' ...

Here, just a few inches away, was the large web-nest construction of a nursery web spider. These spiders are regular residents of the Northland.

Northland Nature: Nursery web spider creates hiding place for eggs Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods ...

Little did we know in June that a veritable summer colony of nursery web spider families was setting up in the garden, writes Dana Wilde.

Male nursery web spiders persuade females to mate by wrapping food in their own silk, which is laced with attractive chemicals. They then either unwrapped the fly before submerging the silk in ...

Nursery web love Why female spiders eat the males sometimes, the scientists aren't sure, Dana Wilde writes.

Look, if any of these male nursery web spiders out there want to get busy and perpetuate their lineage, they better not show up empty-handed. Because they could get eaten. Alive. "Nuptial gift ...

Male nursery web spiders sometimes "pay" for mating using worthless gifts, with a new study finding the gals are not impressed with the empty offerings.

Even if you are afraid of spiders, you might find the white-banded fishing spider fascinating. This species is even capable of catching small fish.

A South African man was attempting to impress his new date with his pet goldfish, only to be stunned when a giant nursery web spider snatched the unsuspecting fish out of its pond and carried it away.