Jack Knudson is an assistant editor for Discover Magazine who writes articles on space, ancient humans, animals, and sustainability, and manages the Planet Earth column of the print issue. View Full ...

Scientists have discovered a terrifying species of spiders that hunt in packs. Most adult spiders prefer to live their lives alone, like the Joro spiders spreading across the southeastern U.S. However ...

A giant venomous pregnant spider has been allowed to stay in a home after it was found lurking in a small window cavity beside the front door. Reddit user Bakers_eggs wanted help identifying the huge ...

A rare photo has emerged of a colony of huntsman spiders living together in nest boxes originally built for pygmy possums. Non-profit organization Bush Heritage Australia published the photo of the ...