Editor’s note: This is a reprint of a Wichita Eagle article first published in 2022. You could be seeing one of two venomous spiders native to Kansas more often in your living space as it gets warmer ...

The brown recluse typically lives up to its name: The spider is quiet, shy, and really just wants to be left alone. Nonetheless, it gets blamed for thousands of gruesome bites each year. That’s unfair ...

Among the most venomous animals in the world, it is not surprising that snakes snatch the top spots. Depending on the species ...

Creepy, crawling, eight-legged nightmares. I mean, spiders. Before I get the super ick, let’s get down to it. Out of the 3,500 spiders in the United States, only two species of spiders are venomous, ...

For the first time in about a decade, Kansas State University entomologist Jeff Whitworth is answering calls about the black widow spider. “Right now, the black widow can be found around out-buildings ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (KRQE) – There are well over 100 species of ...