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Have you ever wondered what some of the largest spiders in South Carolina might look like? If you haven’t before, you might be curious now. A nursery rhyme that kept waking a woman up at night in ...

Entomologist Sarah Han has always been into spiders. "I grew up in California and there are a lot of black widows," says Han. "I would keep them as pets. One day, one of them escaped. That's a mistake ...

Dark fishing spiders have the ability to skate, row, or run across the water when they hunt as well as dive below the surface to catch their supper. Additionally, an alarmed fishing spider can hide ...