Like most of their ilk, yellow garden spiders come armed with venom, potent enough to paralyze and liquefy insects. Fortunately, when it comes to furry pets and their humans, the size difference ...

Here's the epic description of the death scene from a paper on the find: "The snake (snout-vent length 390.60 mm) was found dead, with severe damage to the anterior and middle regions of its body.

The common garden spider is perhaps best known for its large, ... The first scientific description of the yellow garden spider was written in 1833 by the naturalist Arthur Henry Shakespeare Lucas.

Known for their colorful, intricately patterned abdomens, garden spiders are the common name for the genus Argiope, which means “with a bright face” in Latin. There are dozens of species ...

Question: There is a huge gorgeous spider on my ivy. It is yellow and black and near it there is a tan round ball hanging. Is this spider dangerous?

The Oregonian It's bedtime, but suddenly you remember you forgot to close the shed door. So on come the slippers and robe, and you take the shortcut through the break in the hedge instead of ...

Female Banana Spiders (Nephila clavipes) are one of the largest orb-weavers in this country, rivaled in size only by female Black-and-Yellow Garden Spiders (Argiope aurantia). The male Banana ...

The tarantula joins a small but select group of ambitiously hungry spiders, which already includes this huntsman in Australia that tried to eat a mouse while clinging to the side of a refrigerator.