Arachnophobia, the irrational fear of spiders, is widespread. Some estimates claim that about 6% of the population are arachnophobes. If you are one, my apologies for this column. But you’ve probably ...

This spider preys on invertebrates on land and tadpoles, small fish, and aquatic insects in water. Dark fishing spiders have the ability to skate, row, or run across the water when they hunt as well ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever wondered what some of the largest spiders in South Carolina might look like? If you haven’t before, you might be ...

You may be accustomed to seeing banana spiders in their expansive webs in corners of your yard, but did you know there are other large spiders in the state? In fact, the Palmetto State’s own state ...