“These are the fastest-known arachnids so far,” Wood told Smithsonian, referring to spiders in the Mecysmaucheniid family, which are native to New Zealand and southern South America. Wood named them ...

Spiders are nocturnal and most basements are dark, cool, and damp — a spider's dream environment. Even when the lights are on in the basement, if there is clutter it provides a good spot to spin ...