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.

On the Trails: Spider webs and the ‘amazing stuff’ they’re made of. An abs-orb-ing read. By Mary F. Willson For the Juneau Empire; Tuesday, October 18, 2022 8:03pm ...

Dusty spider webs are associated with Halloween and creepy houses, but many are beautiful or architecturally accomplished. Did you know that you can tell what kind of spider is lurking by the threads ...

What's more, structures like houses provide plenty of sturdy attachment points for their webs. That is to say, our homes are great places for spiders to live, which means it's also where they're ...

The Joro spider spins immense golden webs spanning over 3 feet (1 meter). They make their webs approximately 3 to 9 feet (1 to 3 meters) above the ground. Adult females have a cylindrical abdomen ...

These tiny arachnids (smaller than one centimeter) build webs that at first glance look like a typical static orb web. But they also weave a tension line that connects the center of the web to a ...

Why webs proliferate around St. Louis in August and September M. gracilis only lives for a year, so by mid-summer, they’ve reached maturity and are building their biggest webs. Sure, the sticky spiral ...