A Natural History of the World's Spiders," author Ximena Nelson examines three species of spider with unusual diets — plants, ...

Jorō spiders caused quite the stir a few months ago when experts predicted the giant arachnids that arrived ... Jorō spiders are orb-weaver spiders, meaning they spin spiral, wheel-shaped ...

Joro spiders have been spotted along the border near New Jersey. The eight-legged spawn of the golden orb-weaver, when full ... A close-up view of a Giant Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata ...

Six of the giant, brightly colored arachnids were reported to have been sighted in Bucks County, Pennsylvania near ...

Joro spiders have ballooned their way to Pennsylvania just in time for the spooky Halloween season. Six of the giant, brightly colored ... spiders known as golden orb-web weavers, according ...

The study was inspired by the known fact that orb-weaver spiders have a particular affinity for fireflies, which they seem to keep alive while stuck in their web so that they can attract more ...

Those aren't early Halloween decorations: giant Joro spiders, known for parachuting through the air, were spotted in Pennsylvania this month. Six of the spiders were reported on Sept. 5 ...