Spiders are some of the world’s most misunderstood creatures. These arachnids, which have been around for around 400 million years, consume billions of disease-causing mosquitoes and crop-destroying ...

For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel. Hayden Shea's first was caught by her boyfriend's dad. Sunday Costell ordered her first one off eBay. "I went from selling three to four a week ...

In my previous blog post I described some of the research that has begun to throw light on why so many people appear to be scared of spiders. In particular, there seemed to be a significant link ...

When spiders sense danger, they run toward people for protection. Rating: False (About this rating?) A video shared to TikTok on Feb. 17, 2025, suggested spiders could be more sentient than previously ...

You won't have missed the headlines: they come around as regularly as Christmas at the garden centre, and at about the same time of year. The Newcastle Chronicle says "Brits urged to keep windows shut ...