Have you ever wondered what some of the largest spiders in South Carolina might look like? If you haven’t before, you might be curious now. A nursery rhyme that kept waking a woman up at night in ...

Arachnophobia, the irrational fear of spiders, is widespread. Some estimates claim that about 6% of the population are arachnophobes. If you are one, my apologies for this column. But you’ve probably ...

Spiders are an interesting species, they have the ability to live in multiple climates, are found everywhere around the world and apparently they even have the skills to prey on fish. This is very ...

I’ve been spending a lot of time out on my boat photographing loons, grebes, pelicans and other birds this spring. So it was fun when I came across something else that was just as photogenic but ...

Normally when you think of spiders, you think about spider webs lurking in the unoccupied regions of your dry home, but a recent spider discovery in Queensland, Australia will surprise those that ...

Scientists have discovered several different species of spiders around the world which are capable of eating fish, and if that sounds like a real-live nightmare, that's because it is. From USA TODAY: ...

The little spiders I find hiding in the corners of a room or hanging out among the plants outside my front door are usually fascinating little creatures — and nothing to be frightened of. Those ...

If you want to watch a spider eat a fish -- and you know you do -- you need to think like a spider. First, go where the water is still: a windless lake, or a bend in a lazy stream. This is where fish ...

Didn’t think spiders were terrifying enough already? Guess what: now scientists have discovered that a ton of spiders can eat things over twice their size. Swimming things. These pescatarian spiders ...

The urge to reproduce in the animal kingdom can often be stronger than the urge to survive. Case in point – the male dark fishing spider. After the arachnid mates with his female companion, which is ...

Have you ever wondered what some of the largest spiders in South Carolina might look like? If you haven’t before, you might be curious now. You may be accustomed to seeing banana spiders in their ...