You may also hear these arachnids referred to as the zipper spider or writing spider, due to the zigzag pattern — called a stabilimentum — woven into the center of its web. This unique design sets ...

Spider webs are nature’s perfect traps: sticky and delicate, yet strong enough to catch insects many times larger than the ...

These circular creations are made by a class of spiders called orb weavers that includes lots of common garden spiders. They adjust their design based on which insects they’re most likely to capture: ...

With Halloween coming up, I thought it would be a good time for some spider talk. I have always been a spider fan and certainly tossed my fair share of helpless insects into Argiope garden spider webs ...

When I see a garden spider, l recall a fellow graduate student who I came to know while doing owl research in Minnesota. On occasion, I would drop by her office which she shared with her husband, a ...

Looking to learn spider facts, including which spiders are lurking in your garden? The three most common garden spiders in North America are the black and yellow, silver and banded. While you might ...

Question: Every summer I get spider webs on the underside of my porch roofs. I do not see any spiders when I inspect them ...

A: Some of the most common spiders in gardens are the Argiope spiders. They are also commonly called garden spiders. There are many species, but most have distinctive yellow and black abdomens and ...