According to CSU, the cat-faced spider (Araneus gemmoides), also known as the Western Spotted Orb Weaver, is one of the largest Colorado spiders, and one of the odder looking spiders. This spider ...

There are types of orb weaver spiders notable for their brightly colored abdomens, oddly shaped bumpy abdomens, or both. Some are called cat-faced, monkey-faced or humpbacked spiders because of ...

Meet the orb weaver spider. For hikers, that often means smack in the middle of your face. "I've walked into their webs face first and it's a miserable experience, just disgusting," Harmening said.

DEAR HANK: I’m guessing that by big fellows, you’re talking about garden orb weaver spiders, which truly do get to a good size. The only ones bigger, around here anyway, are tarantulas, and ...

50 orb-weaver spiders on display at Butterfly Pavilion Orb-weaver spider webs are extremely strong and can even reach 60 centimeters in diameter. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app.

Garden spiders are a genus in the family Araneidae, known as orb-weaver spiders. According to Sewlal, orb weavers’ “web design is the one we most associate with spiders and are seen in ...