Assassin bugs live up to their name. The insects expertly stalk and feed upon other small invertebrates, jabbing them with a venomous proboscis. Some species even hunt spiders and use a strange trick ...

Spiders and insects are often considered pests. Some people would rather see the creepy-crawly creatures dead than buzzing around their heads or creating webs in the corners of their property. In part ...

Spiders and other creepy crawlies have an uncanny ability to make your home feel less like a haven and more like a scene from ...

A newly identified spider, Pikelinia floydmuraria, is catching scientists’ attention for what it can do despite being only a ...

They crawl and click, buzz and bombard, twitch and twist. Some study them, some are just irritated by them and some are so fearful that they overturn furniture, jump on countertops and scream for help ...

Artificial night lighting makes riverside spiders eat a wider range of prey, even when invasive crayfish reduce insect supply ...

Some predators chase. Others ambush. And then there are the ones that shoot. Across the animal kingdom, a surprising number ...

What happens when an insect touches a spider’s web? Most web-spinning spiders line their silken threads with droplets of glue, which snag blundering insects. But one group—the cribellate spiders—does ...

Spotting a spider in your home is a less-than-ideal situation. After all, they’re creepy and crawly, and a spider sighting can spark fears that there are more where that one came from. Just know this: ...