It's a quiet autumn evening. You're enjoying some TV, when an unscripted movement catches your eye. A large house spider (Tegenaria domestica) is striding across the rug toward you. You make a sudden ...

Wolf spiders and tarantulas are both maligned and feared throughout the world. They are venomous, as are almost all spiders. Their venom helps them subdue prey. However, neither is considered ...

This cross section through the head of a jumping spider shows off the interior structure of four of its eight eyes. Jumping spiders have the most acute vision of any terrestrial invertebrate. In fact, ...