When it comes to scary-looking spiders, you don't have to be an arachnophobe to find steering clear of the golden silk orb weaver (Trichonephila clavipes) to be a good idea. Sometimes called ...

A study published in the Royal Entomological Society compares the Joro spider with the golden silk spider, which moved to the Southeast about 160 years ago. The golden silk spider hasn’t been ...

Naturally, good science doesn’t happen overnight. There are a few contenders for the strongest spider silk among which the golden silk orb-weaver gets the most attention, but the black widow’s ...