Cannibalism among spiders isn't unheard of, black widows are named for eating their mates after all, but it's odd to see it ...

I now fear every toss or turn will send a wisp of sheet or blanket onto the floor, thereby creating a giant wolf spider runway straight to my face. Rules No. 1-3 of Stephanie’s Spider Truth/Truce: ...

Household spiders are generally not dangerous, but to keep your mind at ease, follow this cheat sheet of the most common home and garden spiders.

In the Washington, D.C., region, wolf spiders grow from 1 to 3 inches in length, including their legs, but the Carolina wolf spider can span more than 4 inches with its legs.

Wolf spiders are a family of mostly large, hairy and athletic arachnids. There are nearly 2,400 species of wolf spider that are found all over the world. These spiders get their name from the way ...

A wolf spider has eight eyes arranged in three rows on its large head. The bottom row has four small eyes, the middle row has two large eyes, and the top row has two medium-size eyes.

Wolf spiders thin the insect herd. Like most arachnids, wolf spiders are nature’s pest control. They eat just about any ground-dwelling insect their size or smaller, including ants, crickets and ...

There are about 50 species of wolf spiders indigenous to Michigan, so I can’t tell you which particular one it is. It is one of the larger ones judging by the size of the hole.

Arachnophobes, please watch your step. The US Fish and Wildlife Service released a creepy photo this week of a wolf spider matriarch carrying dozens of new hatchlings on her back over muddy ground.… ...

Wolf spiders aren't venomous, meaning that they don't make or secrete venom (poison). But bites from any kind of spider have the potential to cause an allergic reaction in some people, so you ...