In Florida, black bears are in the crosshairs again as development takes thousands of acres of their habitat yearly.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering the state's first black bear hunt in 10 years as the population rises.

From the innocent daddy longlegs to the harmful brown recluse, here are the most common house spiders, how to identify them, ...

Researchers at the University of South Florida led a new study that is the first to identify viruses associated with the ...

While operating the deep-sea robot nearly 7,000 feet below the surface, the machine’s camera captured a creature that appeared to be “all legs” walking across the seafloor, according to a March 18 ...

A 10-month-old spider monkey at a Florida zoo had to have its arm amputated after it was involved in a freak accident.

BREVARD COUNTY • FLORIDA — Brevard Zoo officials said that one of their black-handed spider monkeys lost his arm after a chance accident. On Wednesday morning, our 10-month-old male spider monkey, ...

This is Martin County's first Florida Champion Tree. St. Lucie County has one and Indian River County has seven. See the list.

The move was announced Saturday evening during the awards ceremony. In 2026, TEA Inspire Week will be April 29-May 1, and the ...

Brevard Zoo posted on Facebook that on Wednesday morning, its black-handed spider monkey, Sully, weaved his arm through his ...

Its fur is a mixture of brown, tan, black, and gray on the top, while the underside is grayish or buff. In Florida, hispid ...

In a bid to prove a rather bizarre point, a YouTuber decided to get a Black Widow spider to bite him, on purpose, and documented what happened next. If you've ever wondered what venom from a spider ...