A green long-jawed orbweaver spider was spotted hunting on top of snow in the Northeast. They emerge from beneath the snowpack on warmer winter days to hunt for springtails. Their bright green color, ...

Spider webs are nature’s perfect traps: sticky and delicate, yet strong enough to catch insects many times larger than the ...

Just like some people, there are arachnids out there that prefer to pick up their takeout meals, including the aptly named slingshot spider (Theridiosoma gemmosum). Scientists have just figured out ...

As Halloween nears, the forests, dunes and porches of northern Michigan play host to a range of eerie arachnids. Some are striking in color, others haunting in size or stealth, and all of them are ...