In North America alone, there are approximately 180 different orb-weaver species, including the garden orb weaver and the spiny orb weaver.

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.

Micrathena is a genus within the orb weaver family commonly referred to as the spiny orb weavers. True to their name, spiny orb weavers host conspicuous spines on their abdomen.

Why spider webs wrap your face on St. Louis–area trails in late summer The spiny orbweaver M. gracilis reaches maturity in August and September in Missouri, but it can’t hurt you—and it keeps pesky ...

Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae and are the most common group of builders of circular webs. Araneids have eight similar eyes, hairy or spiny legs and no stridulating ...

Florida is home to some of the most fascinating creatures found in North America, from manatees to roseate spoonbills. Still, some of its most incredible creatures are often the ones hidden right ...

Taken with a Canon Rebel T5i at f/8, ISO=100 and 1/200 sec. Spiny orb weaver in the Everglades. Taken on a Nikon Z6iii with Nikon Z 105mm MC.

Spiny orb weavers create complex webs overnight to great early-morning walkers in Central Florida. Live music venues — from Will’s Pub and The Social to Blue Bamboo and the Timucua Arts ...

As for the not-so-eeky residents you can admire from a fairly up-close spot? Spiny orb-weavers, yellow garden spiders, and golden silk orb-weavers will all be doing their frankly amazing thing.

Much like SOAR, guests can purchase an additional timed ticket to enter the pavilion for 30 minutes to be surrounded by orb-weaving spiders like Trichonephila clavipes (golden silk orb-weaver ...