We have all heard of the dreaded illness known as Lyme disease. This disease is spread to humans via the blacklegged tick. The Centers for Disease Control Estimates that three hundred thousand people per year become infected with Lyme disease. There is exists another type of Lyme spreading tick, but luckily, this second tick, Ixodes affinis

Who doesn't like to take a dip in a nice cool swimming pool during the summer months? During heat waves the local swimming pool can be a life saver for people, and apparently, for spiders as well. Spiders seeking out cool bodies of water, which includes swimming pools, is an understandable behavior for a cold blooded creature looking for relief in the summer heat. Finding spiders heading for swimming pools, and actually finding spiders inside of swimming pools

To this day there is still no solid evidence that spiders carry infectious bacteria on their fangs. However, this does not necessarily mean you are safe from infected bug bites. A study conducted in Brazil demonstrated that gangrene causing bacteria can be present

There is a longstanding myth that spiders are able to avoid sticking to their own webs by secreting some kind of oil on their feet

Since spiders have two fangs you would think that a spider bite would leave two puncture wounds on a person's skin. And this is somewhat true. Both of a spider's fangs inject venom into its victim's bloodstream, but not all wounds will appear to be from two fangs. In any spider that is smaller than a tarantula, the two fangs will be so close together

There have been stories in the past that pop up telling about a spider that brutally maimed and mutilated a poor blind grandmother, or something of that nature. However, the truth is rarely as dramatic

Tarantulas are known for keeping a diet that consists largely of insects and other spiders, as well as arthropods of all kinds. You may be saying to yourself, "but what about the goliath birdeater?" Well, that monster is known to feed on rodents

The Zika virus is officially no longer a global health threat, but that does not mean

Researchers from The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK wanted to know how effective DEET really is against mosquitoes. Most bugs are strongly repelled by DEET, and DEET remains a consumer favorite for outdoor summertime fun free of bugs. However, it is believed that DEET does not work quite as well on mosquitoes due to the mosquitoes unique olfactory system, which does not respond negatively to DEET. Therefore, a mosquito's immunity to DEET was explained by a mosquito's different genes. However, a recent study demonstrated that a mosquito's response to DEET has more to do with short-term changes and not permanent genetic differences