Rescue personnel on the island of Kauai responded to an incident on a remote trail near the famous Napali Coast last week after a hiker became incapacitated due to “a rapidly worsening infection from ...

A hiker was evacuated by air on October 29 from the rugged and remote Kalalau Trail in Hawaii after he was “unable to hike out due to a rapidly worsening infection from an apparent spider bite,” wrote ...

LIHUE (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Kauai Fire Department responded to a call from a 57-year-old man from the Kalalau Trail on Wednesday, after he reported being unable to hike out due to a “rapidly worsening ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of spider living in the state's coastal sand dunes. "These are absolutely beautiful spiders living among the California ...

Spiders can be found in spades this time of year, both the fake Halloween variety as well as a large yellow species crawling around certain parts of South Carolina. Arachnophobia aside, not much about ...

A brown recluse is seen in this file photo. It is one of several species of spider you may spot inside your Kentucky home this fall. stphillips Getty Images Most spiders mature in late summer or fall ...

Outdoor spiders are hard at work, devouring home and garden pests such as ants, flies, mosquitoes, aphids, and thrips. It’s estimated they kill 400 to 800 million metric tons of prey worldwide ...

Brown recluse spiders are present in Louisiana, and these spiders have necrotic venom and bites sometimes require medical attention. Brown recluses can be characterized by a distinct dark brown, ...

In Argentina in the mid-1940s, a rural school teacher named Jorge Washington Ábalos and a brave group of women collected black widow spiders to help develop a new antivenom formulation. They were ...

Wolf spiders have a reputation for being intimidating, and it’s easy to see why. They’re fast, hairy, and large enough to make anyone jump when one scurries across the floor. In Australia and the ...