A sweeping review of nearly 100,000 insect and arachnid species in North America has revealed a surprising and troubling reality: scientists lack even basic conservation assessments for the vast ...

"We found that when people received a paired image of an arachnid versus another arthropod, they strongly prefer looking at ...

Members of the arachnid class—think spiders, scorpions and harvestmen (daddy long legs)—are often the targets of revulsion, disgust and fear. Yet, they are crucial for ecosystems to thrive. Given the ...

For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel. Hayden Shea's first was caught by her boyfriend's dad. Sunday Costell ordered her first one off eBay. "I went from selling three to four a week ...

You won't have missed the headlines: they come around as regularly as Christmas at the garden centre, and at about the same time of year. The Newcastle Chronicle says "Brits urged to keep windows shut ...