Caldwell County Agriculture Agent Shane Bogle shared some information recently about the flying spiders that have likely caught your attention on social media as they make their way up the East Coast.

For the first time, the invasive Joro spider has been spotted in Pennsylvania, adding a new chapter to the spider’s slow but steady expansion across the northeastern United States. On September 5th, ...

As officials continue to clean up and evaluate the impact of hurricanes Helene and Milton, preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows that more than a hundred invasive species ...

Conservationists are celebrating a year of nature highlights, reminding us that there is hope for wildlife despite the ...

The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed dubbed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a honey bee hive in a matter of hours, has been declared eradicated ...

Before Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet, she should have done her homework. Small, grassy mounds like the one on which she took her rest are prime locations for grass spiders to nest. So, how can you get ...

Remarkably, some spiders use much the same strategy. Slingshot, or ray spiders (Theridiosoma gemmosum) pull the center of their flat web back, to form a cone with the spider at the tip ...