The spiders native to Hawaii are endemic — all 126 species are found nowhere else in the world. The fact that spiders made it to Hawaii without the help of humans is remarkable.

Don't reach for a shoe the next time you find a spider in your home. Squishing some types of spiders can create even bigger issues, so try this method instead.

Within those species, there are an estimated 120 families. Because new spiders are being discovered all the time, it makes it pretty hard to keep up!

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using ...

The black lace-weaver spider is one of the species of spiders that regularly exhibit matriphagy, which is the consumption of the mother by her offspring. Frederik Leck Fischer/iNaturalist Image ...

(AP) - A large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider is on the move in the United States. Populations have been growing in parts of the South and East Coast for years, and many ...

Entomologists share easy and effective ways to eliminate spiders from your home and prevent them from returning.