About 300 of those species live in North America. The most common jumping spiders in the U.S. belong to the species Phidippus audax, more commonly known as the bold jumper or daring jumping spider ...

Jumping spiders have seen a huge surge in popularity on TikTok, and many fans are becoming first-time spider owners. CNN spoke to spider lovers about why these arachnids make such enchanting pets ...

These spiders are venomous but don't regularly hurt humans; instead, they use their venom to catch their insect prey. Read ...

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Many lovers of spiders profess a lifelong fascination with all things creepy crawly. Heather Bruen’s affinity for spiders was borne out of necessity. At first she couldn ...

The brown recluse, or fiddleback spider is a little trickier, but they’re a pretty dull light brown color and they spin their webs on the ground to catch walking insects, so any spider that has ...