You’re enjoying dinner with your family when a spider the size of a half-dollar races across the floor and under the table. Even more terrifying — you wake in the middle of the night to find a large, ...

Third-grader Skyler Hutto led the effort to make the Carolina Wolf Spider the official arachnid of South Carolina. Wolf spiders eat cockroaches, ants and flies. Wolf spiders have eight eyes, and the ...

If you saw a brownish colored spider with dark markings crawling through the grass toward you, could you tell if it was a wolf spider or a grass spider? Many people struggle to identify the ...

Wolf spiders are the most common spider species in the world. They get their name because they chase down their prey and pounce on it like a wolf. They’re usually dark gray, brown, or black but can ...

Sara Schwesinger may be a speech pathologist, but the very thought of spiders leaves her at a loss for words. “They do, like, cause me, especially if they surprise me, they’ll cause me to throw up,” ...

A wolf spider bite usually leaves fang-like marks on the skin, which may look slightly torn. Some bites may cause redness, swelling, and ulcers. To treat the bite, wash the area and cover it with a ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...