Calling all spiders! Meet a scientist who searches for spiders and works to change their reputation.(Cover Story)

Does thinking about spiders and and their hairy bodies, long legs, and sticky webs make your skin crawl? Many people shiver at the thought of spiders.

That is not the case for Rich Bradley (right), a real-life Spider-Man. He can't get enough of the creepy crawlers. Bradley is an arachnologist (ah-rak-NAH-luh-jist). That is a scientist who studies spiders. Bradley has spent the last 10 years identifying and studying spiders in his home state of Ohio.

Spider Seekers

So far, Bradley has uncovered 583 species, or types, of spiders living in the Buckeye State. He and his team of volunteers have a sharp eye when it comes to collecting the creatures …