Summer is here, and so are the bugs. Every summer, insects and arachnids alike seem to come in swarms. Spending time outside ...

These are the unfortunately final moments of victims of the Uloboridae spiders, a family of orb weavers that, unlike almost ...

Across the globe, several spider species possess potent venom, posing significant risks to humans. These spiders, including the brown recluse, Brazilian wandering spider, and black widow, are ...

I’m willing to bet many of you have, he’s a Jumping spider! I’d also guess that quite a few believe they’ve been bitten by ...

What happened next: Shortly after the woman arrived at the hospital, her symptoms intensified. Her eye continued to swell ...

Most spider species subdue dinner by injecting venom from their fangs. Feather-legged lace weavers swathe prey in silk, then upchuck a killing brew.

In an unexpected twist, a non-venomous spider has been caught poisoning its victims by lacing its silk wrappings with vomited ...

Inspection of the digestive fluids revealed that there were indeed venom components present, but this isn’t unique to Uloboridae.We see similar proteins in the stomach goo of spiders from other ...

While most people are wary of copperhead snakes and black widow spiders, there are other potentially dangerous creepy crawly ...

They may creep some of us out (and you can bet that us includes yours truly), but we’ve all got our own little spot in the ...

However, in most cases, exposure to the venom isn't deadly. In a 2023 survey evaluating over 23,000 cases of people bitten by black widow spiders, just 1.4% experienced life-threatening symptoms. The ...

Texas residents can expect to see our creepy crawler neighbors in the coming weeks as mating season continues.