The arachnids are like spiders' more frightening-looking cousins. But if you think they're waiting to ambush innocent hikers, ...

Good bugs and bad bugs, good spiders and bad spiders. It all depends on your point of view. Tomato plants probably don't like hookworms or aphids. Humans don't like spiders that bite, but should love ...

In Elko, a city in northeastern Nevada south of the Idaho border, crickets converged Monday, covering roads, vegetation, and even local hospital walls, multiple media outlets are reporting.

Jeff Knight has spent 40 years with the Nevada Department of Agriculture, the majority of those as state entomologist.

But experts say the fear might be overblown.While they look like something straight out of a horror movie, most scorpions in ...

Nevada is in the desert, and the state's high schools make no mistake reminding you of their location with their mascots. There are plenty of desert animals, dust-related nicknames and the like.

Notorious on-screen spiders, including Shelob, get a shout-out in “The Art and Science of Arachnids,” a new temporary exhibit at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.

ELKO, Nev. — Millions of Mormon crickets have descended on six counties in Nevada, creating a bug-infested nightmare for many residents. "They're just gross," Elko resident Precious Drake said.

But head up to Tahoe or the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and your odds increase. You're unlikely to get a tick, or Lyme disease, ... If lucky, the small, blood-sucking arachnid can be flicked off.

The arachnids, native to the tropical forests of French Guiana, spin basket-shaped webs that can reach the size of a small house. When prey is ensnared in their massive web, ...

Researchers name seven new species after fictional spiders from "Harry Potter," "Game of Thrones," "Lord of the Rings," "Charlotte's Web" and more. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV ...

Have you captured the faces, places and events of our lovely community? Need help finding a lost pet? Then submit your photos to The Union’s “Nevada County Captures” page to be published in our print ...