A bite from a garden spider is rare and feels no worse than a bee sting, usually causing only mild redness or swelling. When it comes to venom, spiders like the black widow and brown recluse pack ...

M y spider plant was the first houseplant I owned after my dad grew it for me from a spiderette (a baby spider plant). I ...

It acts like Velcro, sticking to the legs and bristles of captured insects.' A member of the Araneidae family, the garden orb-weaver or garden cross spider (Araneus diadematus) is probably the ...

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The spider has since been taken in by enthusiast Jack Casson from Hartlepool, whose girlfriend named her Bessie.

You dislodge a rotting log in your yard and immediately recoil at the sight of a spider. The creature is black, shiny, and has eight thick, armoured legs. It is not ...

Discover the fascinating life cycle of dragonflies, from their underwater nymph stage to becoming agile mosquito hunters.

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