Psychologists made people look at spiders. They didn’t like it.

At the same time, not all spiders (or parts of spiders) elicit the same disgust. Among the photo selections were sets that compared specific anatomical arachnid attributes like eggs, fangs, webs, and ...
Newsweek

This Spider Looks Like an Ant. Can You Tell the Difference?

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 ...
NBC Washington

What to do if Joro spiders trigger your fear of insects

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 ...
Inverse

Across the world, insects are acting strangely. Here’s why.

The tell-tale signs that autumn is here are clear to us — the days are getting shorter and temperatures are decreasing. We take this as a sign to pull out our winter woollies and think about turning ...
Digital Journal

Global spider community eats 4-800 MN tons of insects annually

In a study published in the online journal Science of Nature on March 14, researchers set out to put a value on the ecological importance of arachnids, reports the BBC. There are over 45,000 species ...