Most exposures to black widow spider venom are accidental, but in a rare medical case, the exposure was intentional.

The abdomen of a wolf spider is often patterned, helping it blend into its surroundings for camouflage. Wolf spider bites are rare in humans; like other spiders, even very poisonous ones ...

The trapdoor spider is one of the sneakiest hunters in the arachnid world. These clever spiders are named for their unique hunting strategy: They build burrows with hinged "doors" made of soil and ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

Stag beetles have their sumo matches. Female fireflies who murder their mates. These are some of our favorite mating ...

The grass spider is one of of the most common critters you'll find in your backyard. Part of the Agelenopsis genus, these arachnids are masters at building funnel-shaped webs in dense vegetation and ...

A 37 year old woman in California injected a crushed up black widow spider to see if she could get high from it, and she was ...

Both species have brown jaws, darker legs, and dark dorsal stripes running vertically across the abdomen. They have eight eyes in two horizontal rows. Female yellow sac spiders typically range ...

Rather than inject venom when threatened, it releases urticating hairs from its abdomen. These barbed hairs embed themselves in the skin of larger predators or humans attempting to handle the spider, ...

Intrepid TV wildlife presenter Steve Backshall loves getting close to deadly creatures in some of the world’s most exotic locations, but his latest assignment was in a humble Perth backyard.

Beetles battling for mating rights, a bear stalking through the rainforest and a damselfly perched in front of a waterfall ...

Close-up Photographer of the Year is open to all. The annual competition delivers another stunning selection of images from ...