Ms. Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. I was sure our window spider was long gone. This year the first hard ...

Sometimes we get so used to dreamy landscapes and cute puppies that we forget about nature's dark side. But it's there.

Zoo buddy: Spider monkeys! MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Meet Jabari, a black-handed spider monkey, and Belize, a black spider monkey, ...

The New York Times Strands puzzle for December 2, 2025, featured an "On the web" theme, with "SPIDERS" as the spangram. Players connected letters to find words like WIDOW, HUNTSMAN, HOUSE, JUMPING, ...

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Peter Parker, an academically gifted but socially inept high school student, fights crime as Spider-Man, a member of The Avengers.