In late summer and fall, these small orange arachnids will stretch their circular webs across trees and porches in your yard ...
The garden spider is a very common type of spider that lives all over the Northern Hemisphere. They live in various outdoor habitats, so chances are good that you’ve seen one before without realizing ...
With Halloween coming up, I thought it would be a good time for some spider talk. I have always been a spider fan and certainly tossed my fair share of helpless insects into Argiope garden spider webs ...
My partner held a photography workshop at our house a couple of weeks ago. This involved 27 people stalking our native wildflower and vegetable gardens in search of prey for their cameras. One of the ...
If Miss Muffet in the children’s nursery rhyme had known more about garden spiders, she might not have been so frightened. Spiders are beneficial garden inhabitants that are much more interested in ...
October is not just spooky season but also mating season for spiders, meaning that the creepy crawlers are more prevalent in ...
GARDEN SPIDER WEBS ABOUND It is in late summer that began widespread a few weeks ago and is now most evident in our lawns and gardens as their webs, highlighted by the morning dew, catch our attention ...
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 ...
DEAR JOAN: I have an unusual spiderweb in my yard and haven’t found any information online on how to identify the spider. I am hoping you can give me some tips on how to find out, as I surely don’t ...