Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The brown recluse spider, also known as “the violin spider” due to a distinctive violin-shaped marking on its cephalothorax, ...

Worried about brown recluse spiders taking up residence in your property? This DIY solution deters these pests by denying them retreats and prey in your home.

This story originally appeared on WIRED en Español and has been translated from Spanish. Summer arrives, and with it comes an arachnophobic furor—frantic reports about the intrusion of recluse spiders ...

Spiders are beneficial to the environment. Fear of these insects is common, but—believe it or not—most spiders cannot hurt humans. However, the brown recluse spider is a dangerous exception. The ...

A British woman living in Spain is warning people about the risks posed by a venomous spider, saying she was bitten by the critter. Melissa Rowling believes she was bitten by a Mediterranean violin ...