Tangle-web spiders can catch prey up to 50 times their size thanks to their pulley system-like hunting strategy. Photo by Emanuele Olivetti It sounds like a scene out of a horror movie. A hapless ...

Spinning their sticky webs in shadowy corners to capture mosquitoes, flies, wasps and cockroaches, the American house spider (aka common house spider) is more friend than foe. What they look like: The ...

Spiders are the creepy-crawling stuff of nightmares for many homeowners, but in reality many common house spiders aren't as scary was you'd think. With that said, it is helpful to have some ...

Massachusetts is home to dozens of species of spiders but luckily, most are not dangerous to humans. Massachusetts is home to just one spider that is harmful to humans: the black widow. Other common ...