The female golden silk orb weaver looks particularly intimidating, with a gold-colored body sporting lighter yellow spots and lengthy legs that can give it an overall span ranging from 2 to 6 inches.

Golden orb-weaving spiders that lived in urban areas were bigger and more successful than their country-dwelling counterparts, according to a team of Australian scientists.

Believe it or not, some spiders actually pose a risk to hummingbirds, and these arachnids (and their webs) should be kept far ...

Known for its golden orb-shaped webs, the big nonnative Joro spider was first spotted in the Athens area in 2014. Since then, its expansion has triggered scores of homeowner calls to entomologists.

Golden Orb Weaver Spider: Food and Health. Clip | 1m 41s Video has Closed Captions | CC. The bros get to take a close look at the orb weaver spider's web power in action.

Common names : Banana spider, golden orb weaver, golden silk spider. Latin name: Nephila clavipes . Description: One of the largest orb-weaving spiders in the United States. The main part of… ...

Golden Orb Weaver Spider: Creature Power. Clip | 1m 34s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Chris and Martin take a close look at how the golden orb weaver spider spins its web.

Perhaps even creepier than spiders are city spiders. New research has found the humped golden orb-weaving spider grows larger and produces more eight-legged babies in urban areas.

Model Bianca Gavrilas wears a a hand-embroidered cape made from the silk of the Golden Orb Spider in the V&A Museum's Medieval and Renaissance Gallery on January 23, 2012 in London, England.

This is a golden orb-weaver, Nephila pilipes. (Photo courtesy of Bing Heng Lee) (CN) – Using a bright yellow color similarly found in several flower heads, scientists revealed in a new study Monday ...

City living can really have its perks – if you’re a spider. Golden orb-weaving spiders that lived in urban areas were bigger and more successful than their country-dwelling counterparts ...

A new study has found that a male tufted golden orb weaver spider will offer a female one of his front legs to snack on during sex, most likely to appease her and increase his chances of both ...