As I lay in bed last night I became aware of something moving across the ceiling.  This spider (only mid-sized, so please don't freak out at the idea!) was following a line along the outer edge ..

There have been many myths about spiders that have propogated through the ages. Here I will explain the truth with regards to the ten most popular spider myths.Myth 1: The daddy-longlegs has the world..

The are some pretty dangerous spiders roaming around our planet today. Here's a look at two of the most notorious ones...Brown RecluseDESCRIPTIONThe brown recluse spider (Loxosceles spp.) is a poisono..

The order Araneae (spiders) is traditionally divided into three divisions:1) Mesothelae (also known as the Liphistomorpha). These normally have a narrow sternum and always have 4 pairs of spinnerets2)..

Spiders are living animals and they therefore need to eat just as you and I need to eat. Because spiders are predatory animals eating means first catching some other living animal. Most spiders are no..

Tarantulas, or Theraphosids have recently become relatively familiar creatures in Europe and the North America. However, despite our familiarity with these large relatively harmless spiders, they are ..

Like all animals spiders need to reproduce and there are two main elements to this reproductive process.First there is that anatomy and physiology of the reproductive organs and secondly there is the ..

Arachnophobia is the scientific name for the fear of spiders. Is is the most common example of an animal phobia in the world and although to many people it is just a mild annoyance, to some it has ver..