These spiders are shy and will avoid human interaction. Cellar spiders (Pholcus phalangioides), often called "daddy long legs," are recognizable by their long, thin legs and small, pale bodies.

A newly discovered species of fungus takes control of cave-dwelling spiders in Ireland and Northern Ireland, similar to the ...

Daddy longlegs are a common pest in many homes and outdoor environments, sometimes referred to as a cellar spider ... a small oval body and eight legs. Unlike spiders, they have no spinnerets ...

And so, in a particularly heavy-handed manner, the Thirteen Club layered superstition upon superstition in an attempt to ...

While the house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) is considered a predator (and a fast one at that—just look at all those legs), it's rare that one would bite or harm a human. Just don't try to pick ...

Jumping spiders—one of the largest spider families—get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to ...

When spiders self-amputate two of their legs, they quickly adjust their running gait so they can return to full speed ...

Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location.