Human interactions with this spider are common because they inhabit foliage and leaf litter, typically where gardeners work. The bold jumping spider is black with white spots and stripes across ...

Let the harmless prowlers enjoy their solitary hunt. The prowling spiders from the Syspira genus have little in common with their pale-bodied, long-legged sac spider brethren from the shared ...

Jumping spiders have amazing eyes which help them to spring from one place to the other. This one has spotted a dragonfly on a leaf, so it jumps over to get closer. But the dragonfly sees the ...

You're more likely to spot egg sacs than the spider eggs themselves. Spider egg sacs (not "egg sacks") are small, round or teardrop-shaped bundles made of silk. They're often white, cream or pale ...

and is particularly common around windows. Because of their superficial resemblance to false widow spiders (Steatoda sp.) people often worry about them, but they are totally harmless to humans. Adult ...

The trapdoor spider is one of the sneakiest hunters in the arachnid world. These clever spiders are named for their unique hunting strategy: They build burrows with hinged "doors" made of soil and ...