Spending time in your yard without encountering a spider is unlikely. Some of the most frequent visitors to your outdoor space are small orange spiders, such as the marbled orb-weaver (Araneus ...

A Washington College professor is calling on residents across Baltimore and Maryland’s Eastern Shore to help track the spread of the Jorō spider ...

A biologist at Washington College in Chestertown is calling on Eastern Shore residents to help track sightings of large, ...

Here are 10 standout spider species that bring both cool, spooky vibes and ecological value to the Sunshine State ...

The brown tarantula is about the size of an apple or orange. University of Missouri-St. Louis scientist Becky Hansis-O’Neill ...

A professor at a Maryland university is asking for the public's help with tracking the movements of the giant Joro spider, a ...

A professor at Washington College is issuing a public call to action for residents in the Baltimore area and on the Eastern ...

Giant communal webs have appeared around the world. Find out what species builds them and how they benefit from teamwork.

Different species of spiders produce different silks that serve different purposes, from floating on air to cradling eggs. The triangle weaver spider, Hyptiotes cavatus, weaves and holds a three-sided ...

Among Michigan’s largest, this spider hunts near lakes and wetlands, often mistaken for a tarantula due to size. Known for guarding its eggs tenderly, this brownish spider spans large webs across ...

A silver Argiope spider in a spiderweb with stabilimenta. Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons When imagining a spider web, chances are most people envision a typical spiral, wheel-shaped ...