Spiders are one of the easiest groups of invertebrates to watch and they're fascinating creatures. Here are some of our ...

A subgroup of air-breathing, terrestrial (land) arthropods, spiders are not actually insects but rather belong to the Class Arachnida (a.k.a. arachnid). Besides spiders, other arachnids include ...

The green lynx spider is a big, bright green ghost of the garden, often fading into the foliage and flowers as it prowls for insects. It lives across most of the southern U.S. from coast to coast, as ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. The St. Andrew's cross spider is a ...

Whether they are sneaking around dusty attics, swimming underwater or roaming the Earth from Amazon jungles and the snows of Mount Everest, spiders play an important role in the web of life. These ...

What Is a Jumping Spider? It's no wonder jumping spiders are called that; they can jump 10-40 times their body length using their powerful back legs. They belong to a family of spiders called ...