At the same time, not all spiders (or parts of spiders) elicit the same disgust. Among the photo selections were sets that ...

Birding experts discuss what do hummingbirds eat—and how often they eat it. A hummingbird's diet includes more foods than you may think!

Sometimes, the best survival strategy is disguising yourself like something no one wants to eat, much less mess with and dig ...

Spiders rarely flee to indoor spaces for warmth during the winter. Mature spiders must complete an overwintering relocation to secure vital food sources. Spiders are cold-blooded creatures. Spiders ...

Lauren Taylor, 35, was terrified of spiders. Growing up, she thought they wanted to crawl all over her and bite her. This changed a few years ago, when she saw a Phidippus regius (or “regal”) jumping ...

Joe Grantham is a contributor from the UK with a degree in Classical Studies. His love for gaming is only rivaled by a deep passion for medieval history, which often seeps into his articles. With over ...

The end of November might mean that Thanksgiving Day is over, but that doesn't mean the enjoyment of the food that comes with the American holiday has to be. If you're looking to spend the last ...

Spiders of the Clubiona genus, which are among the most important natural enemies of pests found in orchards, are active during the winter. New research in The FEBS Journal reveals the characteristics ...

In recent years, the news has been full of reports of invasive pests that range from annoying to dangerous. One such invasive pest was the Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) which was first reported ...

Spiders are known to inadvertently ingest a little pollen along with their prey, and they do a small bit of nectar-feeding, said Curry, but none of the 40,000 species of spider was known to ...

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 ...

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 ...