The way gardeners view insects has come a long way in the past few decades. The importance of pollinators and the natural pest control provided by beneficial insects is increasingly recognized as many ...

Harmless black and yellow garden spiders are common in Texas landscapes and eat nothing but insects. Lately, my woods have been full of spiny orb-weavers, marbled orb-weavers and arrowhead-orb weavers ...

Assassin bugs live up to their name. The insects expertly stalk and feed upon other small invertebrates, jabbing them with a venomous proboscis. Some species even hunt spiders and use a strange trick ...

A spider this small should be easy to overlook, yet it behaves like a full-scale predator with frightening efficiency. This ...

Jeez. It takes convincing but spiders, scary as they are, perform a critical function in nature. Here are 7 reasons we should ...

Huge, colorful Joro spiders are making their way up the East Coast and will likely reach the D.C. area, bug experts say. While Joro spiders are harmless to people and pets, their size and presence ...

The tell-tale signs that autumn is here are clear to us — the days are getting shorter and temperatures are decreasing. We take this as a sign to pull out our winter woollies and think about turning ...