The large and vividly colored Joro spiders are making their way north and the question isn't if they're coming to the NYC ...

Spiders are popping up in Halloween displays and props. Only two of the hundreds of species found in Indiana are harmful.

The golden silk orb weaver, red-faced banana spider, and other Cupiennius species are some of the most common banana spiders that appear in North America. Banana spiders prefer to live in tropical ...

Florida is home to some of the most fascinating creatures found in North America, from manatees to roseate spoonbills. Still, ...

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 ...

The spiny orb-weaver spider, true to its name ... These spines, often brightly colored in hues of white, yellow, red, or black, serve as both a form of protection and visual deterrent against ...

Once orb-weaver spiders ensnare male fireflies in their webs, they turn the doomed insects into bait, using their telltale flashing to lure in more meals. In a stretch of farmland in Hubei ...

The light-and-dark of partridge feather fibers can easily be implemented into classic fly patterns and set off with some ...

“Considering spiders as a whole, its not spider season, but considering [giant house spiders and cross orb weavers], the ones ... color and does not have a red marking on its abdomen.

Jerry (Tin Yuen) Tsang (Hong Kong) highlights a dewdrop spider as an orb weaver looms in the background. Jerry spent a day squatting under spider webs, his camera pointed up to the sky. The light ...