A new study documents fighting and cannibalism between female joro spiders for the first time. But it’s unclear how this ...

In this extract from "The Lives of Spiders: A Natural History of the World's Spiders," author Ximena Nelson examines three species of spider with unusual diets — plants, blood and pillbugs.

Even the most dedicated seed-eating songbirds must eat insects and other arthropods, that many-legged group of creatures that includes spiders and millipedes, to produce eggs, to grow new feathers ...

Tarantula mating season kicks off in the fall. There are five states where the arachnids will be spotted most.

Tarantulas are a typical sight for some Nevadans, but don't count on seeing the fuzzy spiders in Reno. See where to find them ...

While freaking out about tarantulas is common, the trek is a perilous undertaking for the thousands of baseball-sized ...

Spider researchers in a new study found that the world-infamous parachuting joro spiders will attack and eat each other in certain conditions.

Researchers in a new study found that the world-infamous parachuting joro spiders will attack and eat each other in certain conditions.

Researchers found that the world-infamous parachuting joro spiders will attack and eat each other in certain conditions. (Kade Stewart photo) ...

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