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

Researchers found that the joro was the most abundant spider at half the study sites in which it was present, and that native ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Just in time for Halloween, one of the biggest, most active web-spinning spiders in San Diego has ...

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).

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

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

The spiny orb-weaver spider, true to its name, boasts a rounded abdomen adorned with numerous spines, resembling the shape of a crab’s shell. These spines, often brightly colored in hues of ...

I have always been a spider fan and certainly tossed my fair share of helpless insects into Argiope garden spider webs as a ...

Orb weaver bites cause mild pain and swelling, similar to a bee sting. Orb weaver spiders are nocturnal, have a life span of about a year, and spend their time repairing their webs and waiting on ...

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