Spiders can sometimes be dangerous in weird ways. At a Michigan gas station in 2015, a man tried to kill one with a lighter and torched a pump island, and in 2014, a guy in Seattle burned his house ...

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As Halloween arrives, it’s the perfect time to spotlight some of Florida’s coolest and spookiest spiders —that aren’t so scary after all. Spiders are often misunderstood, but many are shy, harmless ...

GAINESVILLE — As Halloween nears, Florida’s spiders are stepping into the spotlight, not as villains but as misunderstood heroes of the ecosystem, according to experts at the University of Florida.

Halloween is an opportunity to celebrate that which is creepy, spooky, scary and sometimes stranger than fiction. And for many, the celebrations conjure up images of two specific animals: spiders and ...

A brown recluse is seen in this file photo. It is one of several species of spider you may spot inside your Kentucky home this fall. stphillips Getty Images Most spiders mature in late summer or fall ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Zoo Knoxville is known for many types of animals, but arachnids may not be the first thing to come to mind. WVLT sat down with a keeper at the zoo to learn just how these ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida is now in the midst of its creepiest time of year: “Spider Season.” That’s according to Dr. Lisa Taylor, an assistant research scientist for the University of Florida’s ...

Can a black widow spider bite kill you? Yes. It's one of the deadliest spiders on earth. According to information from Ohio State University, the venom can be 15 times more potent than a rattlesnake's ...