As a recovered arachnophobe, I am very familiar with many of the ridiculous spider myths. Spider myths can stem from their ...

Spiders don’t carry diseases, the way ticks and mosquitoes do, and in the United States, where thousands of species of spiders live, there are only a few venomous types that cause concern — notably, ...

“Wolf spiders have figured out how to live just about anywhere,” National Geographic wrote on its site, including rocky mountaintops, volcanic lava tubs, wheat crops, rain forests and residential ...

I think I have brown recluse spiders. How can I be sure and what should I do? Mary W. — Tulsa Brown recluse, or "fiddle back," is one of the two spiders in Oklahoma venomous to humans (black ...

Brown recluse spiders are found mostly in the South and Southwest and are often confused with other brown spiders. They like to hang out under woodpiles, leaf litter, and crawl spaces.

Kayla Henderson, 26, is a content creator and mom-of-two living in Georgia, which is also home to venomous animals, including snakes and spiders. And when she recently found a brown recluse spider ...

Brown recluse spider, seen in a file photo, is commonly found in Kansas. Here’s how you can identify it if you believe you may have one hiding out in your home.

Snakes and spiders are the most dangerous wild animals in the Fayetteville area. Black widow and brown recluse spiders are dangerous, but rarely deadly. Copperheads are the most common venomous ...