Did you know that South Carolina has its own official state spider? It’s the largest of its species and one of the biggest in the state. If caught off guard, spotting this arachnid in person might be ...

Spiders make their way into your home to find food. The first step to getting rid of spiders is to eliminate the bugs they're ...

The scary-looking, ominously-named wolf spider is actually a beneficial insect. Wolf spiders belong to the class Arachnida and are members of the family Lycosidae (derived from the Greek word lycos, ...

A wolf spider carries recently hatched babies on her back while sunning on a rock in Olathe, Kansas. The Kansas City Star North Carolina is home to more than 1,200 species of animals, including ...

Did you know that South Carolina has a state spider? Hint: this spider is huge. Seeing this spider in person might be quite a shock. The Carolina wolf spider (Hogna carolinensis) is the Palmetto State ...

Wolf spiders are straight out of a horror movie with their hairy bodies and long spiny legs. The arachnids are common everywhere in the country, including Texas. While there’s no concrete “wolf spider ...

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, ...

Sara Schwesinger may be a speech pathologist, but the very thought of spiders leaves her at a loss for words. “They do, like, cause me, especially if they surprise me, they’ll cause me to throw up,” ...

South Carolinians who are proud of where they live may not realize they've been killing the state spider, often mistaken for the brown recluse. The Carolina wolf spider was designated the official ...

Spiders make up one of the largest populations of invertebrates in Michigan. There are approximately 50,000 species of ...

Since Halloween is just a few angsty twists and blind turns away … want to see something really scary? I’ll give you a moment to study the image that accompanies this story. Note the size of the screw ...