North Carolina is home to more than 1,200 species of animals, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles — and big, hairy spiders that can invade your home. Carolina wolf spiders are the largest ...

North Carolina is home to nearly 700 spider species — but a few are poisonous and can cause painful injuries if you’re not careful. Most spiders are harmless, and it’s not uncommon to find ...

Sort of. Joro spiders, which are native to Asia, have arrived in North Carolina early this year, according to Kelly Oten, an NC State Extension specialist for forest health. “They are typically ...

Black widow and brown recluse spiders are dangerous, but rarely deadly. Copperheads are the most common venomous snake in North Carolina. A Fayetteville-area wildlife removal expert says that ...

The "Joro spiders" are yellow arachnids that traveled from East Asia to the U.S. about a decade ago, and have reached North Carolina since then. The adult female Joro spiders’ bodies can grow up ...

Some of the most unique living things in the world — plants that supplement the nutrients they get from sunlight by digesting ...

Large, yellow spiders not native to the United States have been spotted just south of North Carolina. The joro spider is native to Korea, Taiwan and China. But in 2013 scientists found it living ...

Did you know North Carolina is home to two of the most venomous spiders in the U.S.? Many NC residents are well aware of these two fearsome species, but the effects of their bites might surprise you.

A wolf spider carries recently hatched babies on her back while sunning on a rock in Olathe, Kansas. The Kansas City Star North Carolina is home to more than 1,200 species of animals, including ...