Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spider On Wooden Slat Most spiders pose very little danger to humans, including the notorious noble false widow (Steatoda nobilis) ...

Last autumn, I was canoeing in a quiet saltwater cove on the Maine coast when I realized I had a tiny stowaway onboard. A masked shrew (Sorex cinereus, also called ...

A small, round body, a fine, pointed nose, and fluffy fur–visually, the water shrew looks quite harmless, just like a typical Central European shrew. However, it is actually one of the few venomous ...