Have you seen small orange spiders hanging out inside or near your home? We've got the scoop on what they are and how best to ...

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.

Spring is the time when many spiders emerge from their winter hiding places and start doing what they do best: spinning webs. This is when you may spot the classic cobwebs in your yard or garden.

Orb weaver spiders, one of the most common families of garden spiders, are widely known for their size, color and elaborate webs — something San Diegans might be keenly aware of after walking ...

Different types of spiders specialize in catching different prey. Orb-weaver spiders, for example, build large, circular webs between plants to trap flying insects like flies, moths, and mosquitoes.

If you have a fear of spiders, you might want to find something else to read today. Or you could just read on in horrified fascination and maybe discover something Skip to main ...

“Considering spiders as a whole, its not spider season, but considering [giant house spiders and cross orb weavers], the ones that people actually notice, it is their season,” Crawford said in ...

The new species from Ecuador — with two long, pointy growths on its back — belongs to a genus, or group of species, not seen ...

Spring is the time when many spiders emerge from their winter hiding places and start doing what they do best: spinning webs. This is when you may spot the classic cobwebs in your yard or garden.

“Considering spiders as a whole, its not spider season, but considering [giant house spiders and cross orb weavers], the ones that people actually notice, it is their season,” Crawford said in ...