Most spiders exist on the spookier side of the animal spectrum, but that doesn’t mean that they can’t be silly, too! With pet spiders, there are plenty of opportunities to choose a punny name or some ...

We explain why you see more spider webs in your home in the fall, which spiders they could be, and what you can do.

The Black Widow spider is not to be messed with. This highly venomous spider is feared by many—but, as this identification ...

The Big Lebowski also inspired something else: spider names. In 2006, evolutionist Ingi Agnarsson named two brand new spider species—Anelosimus biglebowski and Anelosimus dude—after the movie he says ...

A prehistoric predator once hailed as the world’s largest spider has been unmasked as something entirely different. More than ...

On their mission to seek out new life, scientists have named three new spider species Kirk, Spock and McCoy — after characters from the original “Star Trek” series. By Christine Hauser Star Trek fans ...