Unlike venomous spiders such as the black widow, orb weavers pose no medical threat. These spiders are shy by nature and prefer to avoid humans. They're much more interested in catching their next ...

Call emergency medical services immediately if the person with the spider bite has the following symptoms: 6. Monitor the ...

Good news: Orb weaver spiders are harmless to humans! Their bite is mild, similar to a mosquito bite, and only occurs if the spider feels threatened or accidentally comes into contact with skin.

Some spiders hunt and kill snakes up to 30 times their size. A study revealed 319 cases of such incidents involving over 40 ...

The spiders have a silver-grey coloured abdomen with a brown oak leaf pattern on the back. The legs are dark brown with light brown bands. The markings are somewhat variable. Its webs seem at first ...

From orb weavers to nursery spiders and jumping spiders, the state has its fair share of spider species. It also shelters some of the most venomous and largest spiders in North America.

Using their silk threads as a catapult, members of a family of orb-weaving arachnids rocket themselves and their webs through the air to capture prey. A series of rodent experiments showed that even ...

Dominating this picture, a giant orb-weaving spider, (Mongolarachne jurassica) having spun a web amongst the Ginko baiera twigs, has just caught a giant cicada (Palaeontinodes reshuitangensis).

Dusty spider webs are associated with Halloween and creepy houses, but many are beautiful or architecturally accomplished. Did you know that you can tell what kind of spider is lurking by the threads ...