For most people, spiders aren’t welcome house guests. If you’ve noticed an increase in the number of spiders inside your home, the best spider repellents can help keep these pests outside ...

The females use single-pulse flashes with their one lantern. However, a new study found that some spiders may have decoded this signal and are using it to its advantage. This mimicry is detailed ...

So what's the solution? For small infestations or the occasional unwanted eight-legged visitor, there are a number of DIY solutions for how to get rid of spiders in the house. Larger infestations ...

The saga of the large invasive Joro spiders that parachute through the air isn't over. A new study found that the critters with 4-inch-long legs are truly built differently, with hearts that are ...

Britain's biggest spider - the size of a man's hand - is surging in numbers, new research reveals. While it may horrify arachnophobes, the huge growth in numbers of the Fen Raft Spider is a ...

Spiders have a reputation for giving some humans a fright, but a team of scientists has flipped the script to learn why one increasingly visible species seems to have an edge on handling stress ...

Once orb-weaver spiders ensnare male fireflies in their webs, they turn the doomed insects into bait, using their telltale flashing to lure in more meals. In a stretch of farmland in Hubei ...

But an unwelcome visitor may be creeping into your home. Spiders. Whether they're scuttling across your bed at night, or lurking in room corners - these chilling creatures are now gearing up for ...

You’ve probably come across more spiders or have even walked straight into spider webs recently, and that’s because the spider season in western Washington has begun. Well, kind of.

Move over, dogs. We’re entering the spider days of summer. When it warms up, spiders come out of their hidey-holes. Not to tan, but to catch their bread and butter: bugs. The arachnid awakening ...

Spiders are some of the most unsettling pests to spot in your home. One or two harmless spiders may not be an issue -- spiders are pretty effective at getting rid of other, less popular insects ...

AN URGENT warning has been issued to homeowners as the UK is swarming with thousands of spiders the size of rats. Arachnophobes, look away now - Britain is being invaded by ginormous creepy ...