Spiders weave different styles of webs for different hunting tactics. Identifying the web helps identify if its maker is a beneficial neighbor or a pest.

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 ...

Spider webs can be found practically anywhere, but when their webs get in your way or start to look unsightly, it's time to find a solution. The orchard orbweaver is one particular type of orbweaver ...

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 ...

Close up of black and yellow garden spider in web - Wahid Hasyim Asyari/Getty Images The differences between Joro spiders and black and yellow garden spiders go beyond their appearance. Joro spiders ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve probably come across more spiders or have even walked straight into spider webs recently, and that’s because the spider ...

Close-up glowing spider web or cobweb with dew hanging on the grass in the early morning. Golden sunrise shines on spider web and grassland in the background. Focus on cobweb.© Tanes ...

For many people, spiderwebs are synonymous with Halloween decorations and hard-to-reach spots that need dusting. For hummingbirds, they're a little piece of home. That's because these tiny birds use ...

Sonoma County gardens are places where something novel is always happening. Wide temperature swings keep us on our toes. We relish the sight of beneficial insects showing up to feed upon insect pests ...

There are certain topics that we field questions on quite regularly at the Extension office each growing season. Unusually large insects fit this category, they are something that stop a lot of ...