While commonly found throughout the Midwest and South, brown recluses are thought to be over-reported, since they can often be mistaken for other spider species. The distinctive feature of the ...

Very few spider species in the United States can harm humans ... and closets. It lives in the Midwest and the South. It is brown and has a violin-shaped pattern on its back.

Joro spiders were first found in the U.S. in Georgia in 2014. Since then, the species that's native to east Asia has been spotted in Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina ...

The research, published in Physiological Entomology on Monday, found that the species know how to chill out and stay calm when put in heart rate-raising situations. The Joro spider, also known as ...