Quick Take Dolomedes plantarius is the great raft spider. These spiders came back from the brink of extinction. Peat bogs and ...

Close up of a brown recluse spider's face. The brown recluse spider is the most common and widespread of the brown spiders, but it is usually found only in the South and Central United States. It is a ...

And now, new research has uncovered a ladybird spider in the wilds of a cork oak forest in southern Morocco — and it’s unlike ...

BRIDGEPORT - Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo will introduce a pair of Black-handed spider monkeys in their new habitat at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Supported by the Bradshaw-Mack family, the spacious ...

Spiders are often referred to as insects, but this is incorrect. Although spiders and insects belong to the same massive group of invertebrates with jointed legs and exoskeletons (arthropods), spiders ...

Spiders might make you shiver, but they’re also some of the most fascinating creatures out there. With their intricate webs and mind-blowing survival skills, these eight-legged wonders do way more ...

Microhexura montivaga (Spruce-fir Moss Spider) is a federally endangered arachnid endemic to high-elevation montane conifer forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains. The spider is cryptic and ...

The zoo said the species is endangered and faces threats including "habitat loss, deforestation and climate change." ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago opened its new Tropical Forests primate habitat Friday, featuring an expanded space for the zoo’s first troop of bachelor gorillas and endangered black-handed spider monkeys ...

All habitats depend on predators to keep things in balance. Your garden is a habitat full of wildlife, and while predators like the praying mantis and the ladybug tend to be celebrated, there’s ...