Fishing spiders are native to Wisconsin and they are occasionally found throughout the American Midwest. The animals come in six varieties, including the dark fishing spider.

Midwestern spiders always get big as they prepare to lay eggs, but this year many are even fatter thanks to a cool, wet summer that sustained their favorite snack -- insects.

ROCKFORD — Wild Ones: Rock River Valley Chapter welcomes PJ Liesch who will present a program via Zoom about common spiders of the Midwest as its monthly educational program at 7 p.m. on Oct. 15 ...

The largest spider found anywhere in Wisconsin — capable of reaching three inches in size — seems to be turning up in this part of the state in growing numbers.

The grand opening of the exhibit, "Bill Rebane's Hollywood Midwest," will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Merrill Historical Society, 100 E. Third St.

Typically the spider is found in the Central Midwest from Ohio to Nebraska and south through Texas and Georgia, the spider will also not be able to survive a Wisconsin winter. Most Read ...

A middle school in Wisconsin closed temporarily after a teacher and a student were bitten by yellow sac spiders last week. Dozens of yellow sac spiders were found at Wilson Middle School in ...

MANITOWOC, Wis. — A Wisconsin middle school was closed on Friday after a student and a teacher were bitten by spiders. Dozens of yellow sac spiders have been found at Wilson Middle School in ...