Humans tend to fear bed bugs, and rightly so. The bloodsuckers are tough to get rid of once they've entered a home. But new research has, for the first time, identified one thing the bugs seem to fear ...

Researchers at the University of California Riverside found that bed bugs avoid water because it can block their breathing.

Huge, colorful Joro spiders are making their way up the East Coast and will likely reach the D.C. area, bug experts say. While Joro spiders are harmless to people and pets, their size and presence ...

Spiders claim the crown as the most feared animal, with nearly 19 percent of people reporting extreme terror when exposed to spider images. This fear affects nearly ...

A sweeping review of nearly 100,000 insect and arachnid species in North America has revealed a surprising and troubling reality: scientists lack even basic conservation assessments for the vast ...