You're likely seeing spiders everywhere these days — and we're not talking about those giant Halloween decorations. “Most of our annual species hatch in the spring and spend the summer mating and ...

"I think they get a bad rap in general," one entomologist says of the arachnids among us. Why You Shouldn't Squish That Spider, Even If It Gives You The Creeps People aren’t usually overjoyed to see a ...

Each summer, the air is filled with what looks like cottonwood down but is really a host of infant spiders, riding the wind on silken parachutes. Thanks to E.B. White's charming story, "Charlotte's ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Joro ...