I saw this big spider in my garden. I was taught, “If you want to live and thrive, let a spider go alive.” Will it come in the house? I have my limits. Wolf spiders are ground dwellers that live and ...

You know the feeling. You're sweeping your basement or cleaning your garage and a big spider scurries out from under your broom. What is it? Do you need to do anything except jump and maybe give a ...

Spiders can be an unpleasant sight, but these two potentially dangerous species can really cause problems if they're in ...

Black widows, infamous for their shiny black bodies and the red hourglass pattern seen on adult females, deliver a painful bite along with a nerve toxin. Their bites can bring localized swelling, ...

Halloween coincides with a full moon this year, so you may want to be on the lookout for hungry werewolves. In your garden, you may also be on the lookout for a much smaller, yet just as frightful, ...

Spiders get a bad rap. Many people go to great lengths to avoid or get rid of them. Is it their otherworldly appearance? A concern about being bitten by a poisonous type or simply the idea of “creepy, ...

If Miss Muffet in the children’s nursery rhyme had known more about garden spiders, she might not have been so frightened. Spiders are beneficial garden inhabitants that are much more interested in ...

Spiders are those unwanted guests who are sharing your space without paying rent. Spiders might not be everyone’s favorite ...