Moving slowly across the dry ground, this striking spider revealed its bright red body covered in small black spots, with a pattern that looks a lot like a ladybug. Despite its beautiful appearance, ...

Cobwebs have carpeted large areas in the eastern Victorian region of Gippsland. They're the result of millions of spiders escaping flooding in the region, a senior entomology curator told The Guardian ...

While I am a big fan of spiders year-round, now is the time of year when I truly appreciate their presence in my yard as they stalk their herbivorous insect prey. One of the most beautiful spiders I ...

This jumping spider appears to be staring at you with four giant eyes, but it actually has eight eyes around the top of its cephalothorax (head and upper body). While the largest pair of eyes provides ...

The Joro spider has drawn all sorts of reaction on social media The colorful spider's leg length is 6-to-8 inches, but only females get that big The spiders may not just crawl up the East Coast – it's ...

If you despise spiders, then you know the struggle seeing these creepy crawlers make their way into homes and gardens during the autumn season. While most types of spiders commonly seen at home are ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of spider living in the state's coastal sand dunes. "These are absolutely beautiful spiders living among the California ...

It may be September in North Georgia, but it looks more like Halloween. Millions of palm-sized Joro spiders have suspended themselves in three-dimensional golden webs on porches, power lines and ...

Yes, Joro spiders – the females, that is – are huge, as big as your palm, but don't let their size scare you. They're venomous but shy, and they don't pose a threat to people because their venom is ...