Some scientists say, fear of spiders is a self-preservation response that’s hard-wired, genetically in us. Others theorise it’s social conditioning passed on through learned behaviour, such as a child ...

Spiders abound this Halloween season, but for those who wish to slip past unnoticed by a real spider -- good luck. New research has found that spiders are second only to cockroaches when it comes to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spiders are arachnids, a class of arthropods closely related to scorpions, mites, and ticks. With over 45,000 species, spiders ...

Joro spiders, those scary-looking critters that can apparently fly through the air when their giant webs are lifted by the wind, have been making big headlines in recent weeks — mainly because of ...

Spider-Man does whatever a spider can, at least according to the theme song of the 1967 animated Spider-Man cartoon, but now some hilarious “fake Spider-Man facts” are going viral on social media ...

If you feel like you're running into spiders (or, shudder, their cobwebs) everywhere right now, you probably are. Here's why: Garden spiders have a seasonal timetable. They hatch in the spring, ...

BOSTON — Ever since a Joro spider was recently photographed on Beacon Hill, Jessica Garb has been fielding calls from people who’ve seen similar arachnids in Massachusetts. One person in Amherst was ...

Tony Todd, horror veteran behind the voice of Venom in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, has sparked hope that the we’ll be getting more info on the highly anticipated web-slinging sequel soon Tomorrow, in fact, ...

Longtime lover of videogames, comic books, and all things science fiction and horror. Some of Josh's favorite videogames include Bloodborne, the original Star Wars: Battlefront II, Pokemon: Omega Ruby ...