Spiny-backed orb-weavers are known for their crab-shaped bodies and spotted abdomens. Vicky McMillan Special to The Island Packet/ The Beaufort Gazette As spiders go, spiny-backed orb-weavers ...

Your face is not what Micrathena gracilis wants to eat. It prefers flies. But hikers, mountain bikers, and trail runners in St. Louis know what awaits them in August and September: an endless series ...

A phrase you have probably uttered countless times while frantically grasping at silky webs across your face. That all too familiar declaration while hiking on a trail often accompanies grateful ...

There are many species of spiders worldwide, and around 3,400 species live in North America. Many people are affected by arachnophobia — fear of spiders — even when the spider in question is harmless.

A new species, Micrathena cicuta, is described and illustrated based on females from southeastern Brazil. Plectana degeeri Walckenaer is synonymized with M. plana (C.L. Koch), based upon the original ...

I’ve found this beauty the last few years waiting for her dinner on her web woven on my Red Hot Pokers (Kniphofia). Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae and are the most ...

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.