In order to eradicate them, entomologists had to track and kill the insects. This dangerous work would ... That honor goes to the giant tarantula-hawk wasp (Pepsis heros) that can reach over four ...

Few creatures deliver a sting quite like the tarantula hawk wasp – known as one of the most excruciatingly painful stings in the natural world. In this episode, we dive into the biology and ...

‘I didn’t see him as a victim’ Poison hemlock has spread throughout the US. Here's how to kill it. What to watch for in tonight's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway ...

But suddenly, your once-thriving green friends are looking sickly. Welcome to the frustrating world of spider mites — microscopic plant vampires that can turn a healthy houseplant into a ...

The large-scale attack occurred on the third day of a planned prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine, the only tangible outcome from peace talks in Istanbul earlier this month, which have so far ...

In a recent study, Dr. Vladimir Dinets documents a surprising case of behavioral innovation: a young Cooper’s hawk learning to use pedestrian crossing signals and idling traffic as cover for ...

Little studied, these spiders are the object of a booming illicit trade as pets and display pieces. A captive-bred Mexican fireleg tarantula is seen up close outside Tarantulas of Mexico ...

Cubs orphaned after someone kills mother bear Tensions are running high in Jasper after authorities there say a mother black bear was shot and killed in the bent tree community, orphaning her two cubs ...

I’m going to come out and say it immediately, I’m not particularly knowledgeable about Costa Rica’s spiders. This little country boasts ... species is them being dragged to their doom by tarantula ...

Although sun spiders do not seem to want to eat ants, they will kill large numbers of them at once. Why do sun spiders attack ants with such vigor if not to eat? Nobody knows for sure, but experts ...

A traffic stop in California’s North Bay area led authorities to search a man’s home and find a spider monkey, rattlesnakes, and over $25,000 worth of methamphetamine. Deputies in Vallejo, about 34 ...

Although sun spiders do not seem to want to eat ants, they will kill large numbers of them at once. Why do sun spiders attack ants with such vigor if not to eat? Nobody knows for sure, but experts ...