As parents, we often find ourselves scratching our heads over our kids' fears. While it's perfectly normal for little ones to ...

What scares you the most? Maybe it's teetering precariously on the ledge of a skyscraper; perhaps it's a giant, hairy tarantula crawling across your laptop keyboard. Maybe it's giving a wedding toast ...

For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel. Hayden Shea's first was caught by her boyfriend's dad. Sunday Costell ordered her first one off eBay. "I went from selling three to four a week ...

Spiders are some of the world’s most misunderstood creatures. These arachnids, which have been around for around 400 million years, consume billions of disease-causing mosquitoes and crop-destroying ...

In my previous blog post I described some of the research that has begun to throw light on why so many people appear to be scared of spiders. In particular, there seemed to be a significant link ...

Fear is a universal experience. Whether it’s spiders, car washes, public speaking, or just the unknown, we all have something that gives us the chills. But Nothing to Fear Day on May 27 invites us to ...