Bold jumping spiders are small hunters known for their excellent eyesight and rapid jumping ability. Unlike many spiders, they do not rely on webs to catch prey and instead stalk insects before ...

Study reveals that while people avoid spider images, certain features attract gaze, offering insights into the dynamics of spider phobia and visual attention.

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 ...

One scene in Resident Evil Requiem is giving players with arachnophobia the heebie jeebies. About half-way through the latest addition to the horror game franchise is a creepy, hyper-realistic spider ...

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 ...

If we define scared as reacting in response to a threat, then the evidence suggests a resounding yes. I’ll say it louder for ...

Philipp Raimund pulled a major upset at the Winter Olympics in Predazzo, Italy. The 25-year-old German athlete won a gold medal on the normal hill despite a fear of heights. It was his first world ...

For more than a century, one small group of jumping spiders existed in scientific records mostly as fragments – incomplete specimens, scattered notes, and unanswered questions. New fieldwork in ...