Louisiana is home to numerous different species of spiders, since the state's warm climate and diverse landscape makes for the perfect environment for the arachnids. While most spiders in Louisiana ...

Mississippi is home to more than 30 kinds of spider, but only a handful are dangerous. These creeping crawlers can be found across the state. But certain ones only live in specific places or dark ...

Dear Heloise: We have an older home with wooden windows. Several years ago, we purchased storm windows that got installed on the outside of our wooden windows. They work great, but our window over the ...

In case you don't know, almost all spiders are capable of producing venomous bites. But in South Carolina, there are really only two species of spider that you have to worry about. They are the deadly ...

DEAR HELOISE:We have an older home with wooden windows. Several years ago, we purchased storm windows that got installed on the outside of our wooden windows. They work great, but our window over the ...

Of all the creeping, crawling critters that potentially pose problems for humans, spiders occupy a special niche. Unlike the biting, stinging pests such as hornets, wasps, snakes, and ticks that ...

Spooky s eason is bringing along with it perhaps the spookiest things of all; spiders. "As we transition into fall, parents and caregivers need to be aware of the increased likelihood of spiders in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There are over 45,000 species of spiders in existence, but ...

Black widow spiders are notorious for their painful bites and lethal venom. The venom is potent enough to let these spiders and their close relatives prey upon small reptiles and mammals that other ...

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The end-of-summer transition to cooler weather in eastern Washington is often accompanied by an influx of spiders. Over the next few months, you’ll likely notice a significant increase in spider ...