Spiders play no small role in the Harry Potter franchise, of course.They are Ron Weasley’s greatest fear, especially when they’re as gigantic as Hagrid’s old pet Aragog. After Aragog dies in ...

A new species of wolf spider has been officially named after Aragog, the enormous, sentient arachnid character in the Harry Potter books and movies. Researchers from the University of Tehran discov… ...

Multiple new species, from wasps to crabs, have been named after Harry Potter characters. Now, CNET reports that Brazilian scientists have given a newly identified cave spider the name Ochyrocera ...