Giant Joro spiders from Asia have invaded Maryland. These yellow and black orb-weavers make 18-inch webs and could spread ...

The last human being to wear Spider Silk, a textile stronger than steel and made from the silk of the The last human being to wear Spider Silk, a textile stronger than steel and made from the silk of ...

Ten things you probably didn't know about spiders: • Spider silk is extremely elastic. If you pull on a steel wire or a piece of Kevlar, the fabric used in bulletproof vests, they would stretch about ...

Ants. What a pest. Once you get them in your house it can be a real mission to get rid of them. But it seems the Golden orb web spider has developed a way to keep its home clear of the little buggers.

September is peak time for the huge spiders known as orb weavers, whose humongous, wheel-shaped webs seem to be everywhere now — stretched between shrubs and trees on trails and garden paths or across ...

For tufted golden orb weavers, losing a leg is better than losing their life. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Some male spiders sacrifice their own front legs to their female love ...

Most adult golden orb weavers (Nephila clavipes) have kleptoparasites of the genus Argyrodes in their webs. The kleptoparasitic load correlates positively with web size. Clustered (interconnected) ...