People aren't usually overjoyed to see a spider crawling around inside their home. But Matt Bertone, an entomologist at North Carolina State University, says spiders are an important part of our ...

Spiders do not feed on humans, so bites are rare and typically occur in self-defense, she said, noting a reaction to a spider bite is similar to a bee sting. But, if you are bitten by a black widow, ...

Each summer, the air is filled with what looks like cottonwood down but is really a host of infant spiders, riding the wind on silken parachutes. Thanks to E.B. White's charming story, "Charlotte's ...

"I think they get a bad rap in general," one entomologist says of the arachnids among us. Why You Shouldn't Squish That Spider, Even If It Gives You The Creeps People aren’t usually overjoyed to see a ...