Halloween is an opportunity to celebrate that which is creepy, spooky, scary, and sometimes stranger than fiction. And for ...

Many spider species build spiral wheel-shaped webs – orb webs – to capture prey, and some incorporate so-called “stabilimenta ...

Fall is in full swing now and it is a treat. Leaves turn from green into bright reds, oranges, and yellows before falling to ...

Bats, spiders, opossums, owls and black cats aren’t scary — they control pests, pollinate and clean up. Teach kids their ...

As spooky season kicks into high gear, creatures like bats, tarantulas, and ravens are cast as eerie symbols, their shadows adding to the thrill of haunted houses and ghost stories. It’s easy to ...

There are usually specific reasons why we experience fear and its baby cousin, worry. For years, I had similar nightmares every spring. The last one I remember vividly. I was looking out the window ...