Claim to fame: This large spider is often noticed because of its conspicuous colors and its habit of building a web in gardens or in grassy areas near homes. Although these spiders give many humans a ...

I found a large, yellow and black spider in my garden. It had a perfect web strung between my carpenteria and salvia shrubs. I learned that it is the female of the species Argiope aurantia. These ...

A black-and-yellow garden spider up close - Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock When planning out a home garden, chances are you are not doing so to purposely attract spiders. Most types of spiders are ...

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 ...

Perhaps no arachnid symbolizes what's wrong with many human's perception of spiders better than the garden spider. Beginning now and extending well into the fall is the time yellow garden spiders are ...

Our yards and gardens are filled with life. But some of those living creatures are not what many people desire, like spiders. As creepy crawlers that honestly just look like they came straight out of ...

A Washington College professor is calling on residents in the state to help track the expansion of the Jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata), an invasive species previously seen in large numbers only in ...

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 Spider ...