spiders

Spiders don't have ears but Binghamton University and Cornell researchers have uncovered an amazing way spiders use their web to sense sound.

Did you know that 30.5% of Americans are afraid of spiders, according to StatisticBrain.com?  Are you one of those people?  If so, you would NOT like the big spider I saw the other day (pic above) as I was opening up my bedroom window.

Mazda is recalling more than 42,000 cars due to a fuel-tank hose issue, a problem that, the company says, can be caused by a common spider.

If you're an arachnophobic you might want to turn away: this video of a Sicarius (a six-eyed sand spider) rapidly covering itself up might just make you itch!

Yesterday, I was minding my own business and just watering my flowers when I quite suddenly came across this beauty attached to my porch:  a good sized spider on a perfect web.