Orb-weaver spiders are members of the Araneidae family of spiders. They are found in all parts of the world except the Arctic and Antarctica, and there are thousands of different species.

Common Garden Spiders in North America Looking to learn spider facts, including which spiders are lurking in your garden? The ...

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

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Just in time for Halloween, one of the biggest, most active web-spinning spiders in San Diego has come back out to play. Orb weaver spiders, one of the most common ...

Orb-weaver spiders have been found in the fossil record all the way back to the Jurassic era, but in many parts of the world, including Ecuador, unique species are under pressure from a wide range ...

The orb-weaver spider might not be popular or wanted around by many people because of the massive webs they create in your doorway, walkway or garden that you always tend to walk into, but they ...

A spotted orb weaver is shown in its web Upcountry. It is one of approximately 205 species of spiders in Hawaii, of which an estimated 77 species have been introduced by people accidentally or ...

Orb weaver spiders make the capture threads of their webs sticky with an aqueous glue made in special aggregate glands. Scientists studied different species living in different environments to see ...

But there are many species of orb weaver spider living in different environments, which means their glue must adapt to different levels of humidity.

Some have taken to social media with videos and photos of the spiders as they craft their webs in their backyards. This includes the yellow garden spider, western spotted orb weaver, round ...