For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel. Hayden Shea's first was caught by her boyfriend's dad. Sunday Costell ordered her first one off eBay. "I went from selling three to four a week ...

The jumping spider pet market is booming, particularly with women. And for many, the journey to spider enthusiast began as an arachnophobe. For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel.

Spiders are some of the world’s most misunderstood creatures. These arachnids, which have been around for around 400 million years, consume billions of disease-causing mosquitoes and crop-destroying ...

When spiders sense danger, they run toward people for protection. Rating: False (About this rating?) A video shared to TikTok on Feb. 17, 2025, suggested spiders could be more sentient than previously ...

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, IN (WPVI) -- A spider scared a driver so badly that she jumped out of a moving car without her child. The woman told police she was backing out of the driveway when a spider landed ...