The black-and-yellow argiope is a particularly attractive and large species of orb-weaving spider. It is the largest orb weaver in the garden. Actually, only the female is large, the males being much ...

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 ...

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 ...

The genus Argiope consists of several species of signature spiders, falling under the family Araneidae, a group that comprises orb-weaving spiders that spin radial webs. These spiders get their names ...

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 ...

Spiders are ubiquitous within our forests, fields, and backyards. Although you may be used to seeing the beautiful yellow and black spiders of the genus Argiope in your garden, large ground-scurrying ...

The Golden orb-web spider of the genus Argiope spotted at Scottburgh mall. PHOTO: Vanisha Moodley Spiders aren’t loved by many – we all know that – but for some, they are rather fascinating. Last week ...