When the eight-eyed wolf spider birthed more than 100 babies in his girlfriend's living room, Skyler Hutto had to use all his powers of persuasion to convince her not to slaughter them all. He held ...

Its full name is the Goliath bird-eating tarantula (Theraphosa blondi), and it is the largest tarantula species on the planet. You will find them in the rainforests of northern South America in ...

Scientists have discovered that, far from being solitary insects, some cockroaches appear to form an exclusive bond with a partner. And how do they get this relationship off the ground? By eating each ...

We have all heard about viral yawning: Someone in the room yawns, and seconds later, half the group is ready to unleash their own. Contagious yawning has always seemed a little silly, a party trick of ...

Kamala Nivas, the Bengali serial starring Dhruba Jyoti Sarkar Sanghati Banerjee, has found itself at the centre of a backlash. The show which airs on Zee Bangla has ignited a flurry of reactions after ...

Everyone loves the world’s most famous jumping spider, Lucas. While we’ve seen this adorably animated arachnid dance, sing, and play, there’s one more thing he’s capable of: eating. The jumping spider ...

If you have been on edge dodging spider webs around your home, you are not the only one. The Upstate is reporting increased sightings of the Joro spider, an invasive species native to East Asia.Female ...

Third-grader Skyler Hutto led the effort to make the Carolina Wolf Spider the official arachnid of South Carolina. Wolf spiders eat cockroaches, ants and flies. Wolf spiders have eight eyes, and the ...

If you are a fan of cockroaches, then this short YouTube clip may not be for you. The cockroach featured in the video plays a supporting role, but its story does not have a happy ending. The ...