As a recovered arachnophobe, I am very familiar with many of the ridiculous spider myths. Spider myths can stem from their ...

A fossilized brain from a 500-million-year-old sea creature shows unexpected spider-like features, hinting that spiders and their kin may have evolved in the ocean—not on land.

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

The most immediately recognizable feature of spiders is their eight legs, which instantly distinguishes them from insects (which have six). Each leg consists of seven distinct segments: the coxa, ...