In order to be less scared, I imagine the huge Australian huntsman as a girlie, just chilling and listening to us yap. It sounds dumb, but it worked (a little bit) ...

I do not swallow eight spiders a year in my sleep, and neither does anyone else. The familiar statistic survives as a viral ...

Eight legs, eight eyes, sharp fangs, and bullet-proof webs. They're hairy, they're scary, and now, they're human-sized. As ...

Halloween might be over, but creepy crawlies like daddy longlegs and other spiders still haunt the spaces above, below and hidden from us. Despite their scary reputation, most spiders aren't dangerous ...

Halloween may be over, but creepy crawlies like daddy longlegs and other spiders still haunt the hills and dales of Vallejo and Solano County. Despite their scary reputation, most spiders aren’t ...

Halloween is an opportunity to celebrate that which is creepy, spooky, scary, and sometimes stranger than fiction. And for many, the celebrations conjure up images of two specific animals: spiders and ...

Halloween is an opportunity to celebrate that which is creepy, spooky, scary, and sometimes stranger than fiction. And for many, the celebrations conjure up images of two specific animals: spiders and ...

Spider-Man is not often known for spooky or scary stories, but there have been several storylines for the Wall-Crawler that did border on horror in Marvel Comics. Spider-Man has mostly grown up in ...

Source: Nosferattus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. This time of year, spiders receive a lot of attention for their creepier qualities. But Ximena Nelson, a biologist at the University of Canterbury in ...

Spiders are those unwanted guests who are sharing your space without paying rent. Spiders might not be everyone’s favorite roommates, but they’re definitely fascinating (and surprisingly helpful). But ...