As winter comes to an end, I’ve been noticing the rustling of life under and on top of the snow. On warm days the snow fleas are busy hopping about on the surface of the snowpack feeding on algae and ...

As the weather heats up in the summertime, wolf spiders hunting for their prey might be making a space in your home. Encountering one of these spiders, which can range in size from a half inch to two ...

Wolf spiders are large, fast-moving arachnids capable of delivering painful defensive bites when threatened. Their speed, ground-hunting behavior, and tendency to enter human spaces increase the risk ...

Did you know that South Carolina has its own official state spider? It’s the largest of its species and one of the biggest in the state. If caught off guard, spotting this arachnid in person might be ...

A wolf spider stays low to the ground. The timid venomous creatures are common in California, especially during warm months. Getty Images As sweltering temperatures continue to bake California, the ...

Did you know that South Carolina has its own official state spider? It’s the largest of its species and one of the biggest in the state. If caught off guard, spotting this arachnid in person might be ...

Spiders are often treated as simple ambush predators, reacting only to what touches a web or wanders too close. Research over the past two decades has complicated that picture. Some spiders plan ...