The trapdoor spider is one of the sneakiest hunters in the arachnid world. These clever spiders are named for their unique hunting strategy: They build burrows with hinged "doors" made of soil and ...

These spiders are reclusive and prefer to stay hidden, so sealing cracks and gaps around your home can also keep them outdoors where they belong. Parasitic wasps such as the tarantula hawk also ...

Image via Depositphotos Spiders might send shivers down your spine ... size—it delivers one of the most painful stings in the insect world. The tarantula hawk wasp, found across the Southwestern U.S., ...

Image via Depositphotos Spiders might send shivers down your spine ... size—it delivers one of the most painful stings in the insect world. The tarantula hawk wasp, found across the Southwestern U.S., ...

Number 16, a female trapdoor spider, outlived all known spiders, surpassing the previous record-holder, a 28-year-old tarantula. Despite her longevity, Number 16 couldn’t escape nature’s cycle ...

A new zombie pathogen has been discovered in Ireland. This insidious fungus infects cave spiders and alters their behavior to ...

They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

Parasitoid wasps, belonging to the family Hymenoptera, deprive their insect and spider hosts of nutrition. These wasps represent approximately 20% of the 1 million insect species on Earth, making them ...

Surprisingly, the team found that the spiders (but only adult males) are using their legs to smell. Commonly known as the wasp spider for females' striking striped appearance, Argiope bruennichi ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...