Don't reach for a shoe the next time you find a spider in your home. Squishing some types of spiders can create even bigger ...

Even if spiders send a shiver up your spine, don't kill arachnids willy-nilly. This ogre-faced spider is more useful alive, ...

With the school holidays now upon us, now is the time to foster a connection between children and nature. However, despite it ...

Spiders are beneficial garden inhabitants. You might think of them as an eight-legged pest control service operating in your garden.

Spiders are some of the most interesting animals on the planet. There are more than 45,000 kinds of spiders found in homes, ...

Scientists learned a terrifying tactic that some spiders rely on to lure prey into their webs: using fireflies as glowing lures.

In any pest management program, it is important to encourage the beneficial insects or natural enemies by avoiding pesticides that kill them.

Researchers used computer vision techniques and machine learning and neural network algorithms to see if artificial ...

As Illinois readies for its biggest cicada invasion in more than 200 years, a central Illinois anthropologist explains the widespread appeal of eating bugs – prompting Phil and Julie to chomp ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider in Australia that could cause a bite that is 'physically painful' if they come into contact with humans. Female euoplos dignitas spiders ...

Some folks try their hardest to avoid creepy critters. Not scientists. Under the microscope, bugs and insects get bigger, brighter and in some cases, even a little more scary. Click with caution.