Oregon is home to at least 500 species of spiders, according to the department of agriculture. This one is a jumping spider, but if you aren't sure what that creepy crawly thing in your yard or ...

There are more than 500 species of spiders in Oregon, and soon they’ll be breeding. Eeek! Every autumn, the Oregon Department of Agriculture sees an uptick in spider reports from concerned citizens.

* Oregon may have at least 500 species of spiders. * We put photos of them in a gallery so you can look at them. Clearly, a lot of us have a love/hate relationship with creepy-crawly things.

“Spiders are on the move right now because they’re looking for a mate,” according to Gail Langellotto, an entomologist with Oregon State University’s Extension Service.

OREGON CITY, Ore. – The brown widow spider, a cousin of the black widow, has been found in Oregon for the first time, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA). Marci Beddingfield ...

Amateur cave explorers have found a new family of spiders in southern Oregon that scientists have dubbed Trogloraptor (TRA-gla-rap-tor), or cave robber, for its fearsome front claws.

Oregon is not a safe place for arachnophobes, with at least 500 species of spiders known to inhabit forests, rotten logs and other dwellings. And now there's this guy.