Spider Sense: Fast Facts on Extreme Arachnids. Catch a glimpse into a spider's world with these juicy bites below.

Spider monkeys have a long gestation period, from seven to 7.5 months. They don’t have a single breeding season, but an individual spider monkey will wait about two to four years before giving ...

Black widows are notorious spiders identified by the colored, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. Several species answer to the name, and they are found in temperate regions around the world.

Japanese spider crabs live on the Pacific side of Japan as far south as Taiwan and at chilly depths ranging from 164 feet to as low as 1,640 feet. (They spawn at the shallower end of that spectrum.) ...

The Goliath birdeater is the king of spiders. Weighing up to six ounces and with a leg span of nearly a foot, this tarantula is the largest arachnid on the planet. Goliaths don’t usually eat ...

As the world’s largest spiders, tarantulas are both feared and beloved. There are more than 850 species of these often hairy, nocturnal arachnids. Tarantulas live primarily in the tropical ...

These national parks have some beautiful bugs—see for yourself. From smiley spiders in Hawaiʻi to water-repelling flies in Utah, these incredible insects are worth the trip.

Portrait photographer Joseph Schifferdecker was walking down a street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in September, scouting for backdrops, when his client pointed out “the biggest spider they’d ...