This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it.

A fungus that turns spiders into zombies sounds like something straight out of a horror movie. Both arachnophobes and people ...

Some ants might actually not be ants at all, and instead be other animals pretending to be them. Pictures from a new paper in the journal Biology Letters show ants, other insects and spiders that all ...

The scary-looking, ominously-named wolf spider is actually a beneficial insect. Wolf spiders belong to the class Arachnida and are members of the family Lycosidae (derived from the Greek word lycos, ...

The way gardeners view insects has come a long way in the past few decades. The importance of pollinators and the natural pest control provided by beneficial insects is increasingly recognized as many ...

Portia is capable of planning a route through the 3-dimensional vegetation that allows it to approach its chosen victim from ...

After a November that was much colder than the usual - The average for November 2014 was 21.8 degrees while normal is 28.4 degrees - we were followed by a December that was also unique, but this time ...

Huge, colorful Joro spiders are making their way up the East Coast and will likely reach the D.C. area, bug experts say. While Joro spiders are harmless to people and pets, their size and presence ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Have you ever wondered what a Bug’s life really looks like? While several beloved films have taken ...