Learn how to identify the golden silk orb weaver spider in your yard. Discover key characteristics to recognize this ...

Tis the season for spooky stories, and just in time for Halloween, the spider that news headlines have described as “giant,” ...

This includes the yellow garden spider, western spotted orb weaver, round shouldered orb weaver ... orb weavers are not ...

Fall is mating season for spiders, and while their sudden movements can startle a gardener, try to remember: They are ...

Dominating this picture, a giant orb-weaving spider, (Mongolarachne jurassica) having spun a web amongst the Ginko baiera twigs, has just caught a giant cicada (Palaeontinodes reshuitangensis).

Tegenaria domestica, also known as barn funnel weavers, reside in garden beds ... Orb weaver bites cause mild pain and swelling, similar to a bee sting. Orb weaver spiders are nocturnal, have ...

more balanced garden environment. Different types of spiders specialize in catching different prey. Orb-weaver spiders, for example, build large, circular webs between plants to trap flying ...

Night after night, Vinodh waited patiently in his garden for orb weaver spiders to spin their webs. He got to know their schedules well, observing that the spiders were more likely to set their traps ...

A Ph.D. student at the University of Louisville is taking her research to the forests of Panama, studying on an island in the ...

When it comes to scary-looking spiders ... silk orb weaver, that's likely her male counterpart. Since golden silk orb weavers look particularly menacing (even though they won't bite you unless ...

Orb weaver spiders, one of the most common families of garden spiders, are widely known for their size, color and elaborate webs — something San Diegans might be keenly aware of after walking ...