The bright contrast of yellow and black on a spider may make it look very scary, but most do more good than harm. Here's how to identify friends and foes.

Some orb weaver spiders add distinctive decorative elements called stabilimenta to their webs—dense zigzag patterns of silk that create visible designs in the web structure.

Hidden in the northwestern corner of the Sunshine State near the sleepy town of Chipley sits Florida’s tallest waterfall – a ...

Falling Waters State Park in Chipley showcases Florida’s tallest waterfall – a 73-foot cascade that plunges dramatically into a cylindrical sinkhole, disappearing into the earth like nature’s magic ...

The new species from Ecuador — with two long, pointy growths on its back — belongs to a genus, or group of species, not seen in 30 years, a study said.

Mediterranean recluse spider in its wild habitat. Image via depositphotos The Mediterranean Recluse spider, Loxosceles rufescens is the last of the venomous spiders found in Florida on our list! If ...

An interesting-looking spider that you may think is venomous is the arrowhead orb weaver (Verrucosa arenata). With a yellow abdomen shaped like an arrowhead, it is triangular and acicular.

California has its share of spiders, but which ones are dangerous? Here are 10 common brown spiders in California.

A spider crop circle in a field near Cerne Abbas (Image: Thorlak Gudrod Hallett) This isn't the first crop circle to have appeared in Dorset in recent weeks.