"The message of Elwood’s Organic Dog Meat has traveled far and wide. Within a month of our website going up, the 'farm' went ...

Some larger species, like the goliath bird-eating tarantula, can prey on small animals such as frogs, mice, and even birds. Most spiders use their complex webs or specialized hunting skills to capture ...

Virginia is home to a variety of creatures — from everyday cardinals in your backyard to rarely-seen black bears in the Blue ...

If slugs have munched through your prize hostas and devastated your dahlias, don’t despair. There are ways you can live with slugs and create a more slug-resilient garden.

For this Thursday's "Little Big Moments," here are two stories of post-election allegory and personal experience. May they ...

According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), they feed on mice and other small ... Occasionally, they will eat snails, mussels, frogs, crayfish, insects and slow-moving fish.

Contradictory as it sounds, re-inventing the raccoon as a gourmet delicacy is being suggested as a solution to the great ...

Allowing leaves to decompose rather than raking them up, replenishes the soil and provides a “comforting blanket” that offers habitat for critters and keeps the ecosystem in balance.

Answer: The river otter is Minnesota’s largest aquatic carnivore, eating fish, crayfish, clams, turtles, frogs, birds’ eggs ... catch small mammals such as mice, chipmunks, and even young ...

With sharp fangs and eight legs, spiders cause quite a reaction. They come in all shapes and sizes, but these are the biggest spiders in the world.

At over a foot long, the world's biggest spider is quite a sight. Adventurers and arachnaphobes alike might be wondering, where are these giants?

The fox snake is often misunderstood, but it plays a vital role in its ecosystem. Fox snakes are large, nonvenomous and native to the Great Lakes region, where they help keep rodent populations in ...