There’s an apocryphal story among J.R.R. Tolkien fans that the fantasy author’s villainous portrayals of spiders were inspired by a childhood incident when a tarantula bit him. In a better documented ...

There are two kinds of spiders that make webs indoors during the winter, and both are quite common. And neither is native to the Northland. They have done very well here, adapting to our climate and ...

On first thought, a nature documentary may not be the first thing to put on for the Halloween season. Sure, nature can be horrifying, but it lacks the narrative of whichever October slasher reboot ...

Sir David Attenborough was left “horrified” by spine-tingling footage of spiders hunting and devouring their mothers, in a new BBC documentary. The veteran naturalist, 99, has lent his voice to ...

A green long-jawed orbweaver spider was spotted hunting on top of snow in the Northeast. These spiders produce a natural antifreeze, allowing them to remain active in freezing temperatures. They ...

My partner held a photography workshop at our house a couple of weeks ago. This involved 27 people stalking our native wildflower and vegetable gardens in search of prey for their cameras. One of the ...

Some insects like mantids and grasshoppers have evolved in amazing ways in nature to blend into their environments to allow them both to hide from predators and capture their prey. From leaf insects ...