Have you seen small orange spiders hanging out inside or near your home? We've got the scoop on what they are and how best to ...

The bright contrast of yellow and black on a spider may make it look very scary, but most do more good than harm. Here's how to identify friends and foes.

The new species from Ecuador — with two long, pointy growths on its back — belongs to a genus, or group of species, not seen in 30 years, a study said.

The orb-weaver spider might not be popular or wanted around by many people because of the massive webs they create in your doorway, walkway or garden that you always tend to walk into, but they ...

“This is the time of year to see orb weaver spiders, and they are often out and about spinning their webs at night,” said Lila Higgins, co-senior manager of community science at the Natural ...

Orb webs are the work of, you guessed it, orb weaver spiders. They make what most people consider the classic spider web — wheel shaped with intersecting lines.

Male orb weaver spiders like the Joro travel by “ballooning.” During this process, they use strands of silk to catch an electrical current or the wind and drift to new locations. Joro spider ...

Chinese Flame Trees all over the San Diego region are displaying colorful clusters of orange, reddish, or salmon-pink seed pods. Good specimens line the south end of Balboa Drive in Balboa Park ...

The unique orb-weaver spider Life. Jul 29, 2024. PAM BAYTOS Master Gardener. I’ve found this beauty the last few years waiting for her dinner on her web woven on my Red Hot Pokers (Kniphofia).

According to the Indiana Department of National Resources, Indiana has about 400 known species of spiders, but only two can seriously injure humans: The Black Widow and the Brown Recluse.

Orb weaver spider season has returned in San Diego: What to know by: Danielle Dawson. Posted: Oct 14, 2024 / 12:58 PM PDT. Updated: Oct 15, 2024 / 11:05 PM PDT.

The orb-weaver spiders in my yard spend winter tucked away in the egg sacs their mothers made for them in autumn. Come springtime, the spiderlings climb out of their egg sacs and promptly disappear.