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.

This is a golden orb-weaver, Nephila pilipes. (Photo courtesy of Bing Heng Lee) (CN) – Using a bright yellow color similarly found in several flower heads, scientists revealed in a new study Monday ...

Orb weaver spiders get their name because they spin and sit on circular webs (SN: 8/8/17). But these spiders and their bright colors are a paradox.

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 ...

The golden silk orb weaver is a large, colorful spider that has moved into Congaree National Park as the Earth’s climate changes Tim Dominick The State COLUMBIA, S.C. Voracious spiders first ...

That’s a great observation. Garden spiders and other orb-weaver spiders crawl all around their webs, but we often see their heads pointing down toward the ground. My friend Todd Murray, an ...

Orb weaver spider "season" is upon us in San Diego County, and this time, locals are seeing — and getting creeped out — by more of the spiders than usual. Stream San Diego News for free, 24/7 ...

People also tend to notice intricate webs built by orb-weaver spiders this time of year, Crawford said. There are actually more orb weavers living in springtime, just after they’ve hatched.

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. August is spider season. The orb-weaver spiders in my yard spend winter tucked away ...

An Orb-weaver spider (Araneus diadematus) is pictured on its web on September 26, 2013 in Rennes, western France. AFP PHOTO / DAMIEN MEYER (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) ...