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If arachnids enthrall you, then the Spitting spider (Scytodidae) should be at the top of your list! This family boasts more than 250 species divided into five distinct genera. The most popular one is...

There are more than 50,300 types of spiders in the world today. That number continues to grow every year. And those spiders consume between 400 and 800 billion tons of prey every year. Although...

Bold Jumping spiders (Phidippus audax) are a member of the genus Phidippus. Notable features include their big eyes and iridescent chelicerae. All jumping spiders employ stereoscopic vision for...

Golden silk spiders (Trichonephila clavipes) in temperate North America only live for one year before the females produce an egg sac in late fall. The egg sac will wait out the winter and produce...

Spiders in Louisiana have some incredible terrain and climate to thrive in. Learn about some more common ones, beginning with the dangerous ones. But keep in mind spiders play an important role in...

The Broad-faced sac spider (Trachelas tranquillus) is a species of spider with an expansive range, from New England down to Georgia and Alabama in the south and westward to Kansas and...