She’s also equipped with hooked claws that she uses to help pin down her spider prey. You can tell the sexes apart by looking at the antennae: the female’s are curved, while the male’s are straight.

The University of Glasgow's Small Animal Hospital is the first in the UK to use a treatment for dogs suffering from serious ...

Scottish animal hospital first in UK to offer dogs new sting immunotherapy - The University of Glasgow Small Animal Hospital ...

Summer means more time outdoors, but it also brings increased exposure to mosquitoes, bees and ticks. While most insect bites ...

I have a real dilemma, and I hope you can take the time to help me. I am in my mid-70s, and my eldest son is about ...

The danger arises when someone has a venom allergy, or when a nest is disturbed and a victim is stung hundreds of times. In ...

A Tulsa beekeeper explains how this summer's extreme heat is drying up bees' food supply, why that matters for pollination ...

Between backyard barbecues, beach vacations, and hiking trails, warmer weather encourages us to spend more time outdoors. But alongside all the summer fun in the sun comes the often-overlooked health ...

Between backyard barbecues, beach vacations, and hiking trails, warmer weather encourages us to spend more time outdoors. But ...

Dr. Oz shares a helpful first aid tip after getting stung by a bee. He advises removing the stinger, marking the sting area, and monitoring for allergic reactions.

The red imported fire ant continues to spread across North Carolina, aided by global warming and when infested soil, sod, nursery stock and other materials is moved around the state.

A mosquito bite and a bee sting both break the skin, yet one leaves you scratching while the other feels like fire. The chemistry behind each attack, and the way your immune system scrambles to ...