FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - What was once a fear of eight-legged arachnids has become a livelihood for one local woman who’s been called, “The Spider Queen.” Destinee Opgrand operates a spider ...

For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel. Hayden Shea's first was caught by her boyfriend's dad. Sunday Costell ordered her first one off eBay. "I went from selling three to four a week ...

America’s largest jumping spider is a fast, visually guided predator capable of sudden directional leaps and rapid defensive strikes. Unlike web-building species, it actively stalks and closes ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Eye-tracking experiments reveal a curious contradiction: people tend to avoid looking at spiders when other creatures are present, yet striking features such as large eyes, ...