Arachnophobia is one of the most common phobias in the world, with 3% to 15% of the global population fearing spiders. If you are one of the many with arachnophobia, there's one species on Earth you ...

More than 43,000 different spider species roam the Earth, but these creepy crawlers do not always go bump in the night. The eight-legged insects vary in size and shape, with the smallest spiders in ...

Currently, more than 46,000 spider species stretch their eight legs in habitats across the world, in every country and continent except Antarctica. And those are only the ones scientists have been ...

If you’re an arthropod, molting your exoskeleton is one of those uncomfortable realities of life. (Hello, spider crab!) Just ask this Burgundy Goliath Birdeater tarantula (Theraphosa stirmi), who can ...

Duchess Sophie encountered the formidable "king of spiders" during her visit to the Peruvian Amazon, displaying visible apprehension. The royal brought her hand to her chest, mouth, and forehead while ...

Throughout history, tales of giant spiders have gripped the human imagination — from Arachne, the half-woman, half-spider figure in Greek mythology to J'ba Fofi, the rumored monkey-size spider of the ...