Bugs

Contrary to urban legend, spiders are not able to lay their eggs inside the skins of ripe banana fruit.

Do female black widows always kill and eat their mates? In most species that has never been seen in the wild, just in cages.

The recent idea that spiders "hold their breaths" to escape pesticide is not supported by research. The lung slits can't close completely.

A worldwide 2012 news report claimed "swarms" of deadly spiders suddenly invaded an Indian village. The scare started with 2 snake bites.

The well-known structure and behavior of solpugids (sometimes called "camel spiders") makes their alleged human-flesh consumption absurd.

Researchers sink their teeth into this tricky evolutionary question.

Collector and photographer Bob Thomson’s affinity for spiders had a lasting impact on the Burke’s collections.

A chance encounter on a windy day leads to the discovery of a new spider habitat.

The strangest-looking arachnids found in Washington state according to Rod Crawford.