These circular creations are made by a class of spiders called orb weavers that includes lots of common garden spiders. They adjust their design based on which insects they’re most likely to capture: ...

An orb-weaver spider’s web works by forming a barely visible, sticky net stretched across likely flight paths, such that flying insects accidentally crash into it, allowing the spider to eat them. The ...

It's a great time to see some midsummer happenings in nature. The warm days, often with scattered thundershowers at the end following an early morning of dew, keep us looking. My daily walks along the ...

Spiders have been active since the weather began to warm in spring. They have grown and changed much but are still with us now as the summer season approaches the end. We tend to think of webs when it ...

The film discusses the characteristics and behaviors of spiders, highlighting their importance in controlling harmful insect populations. It explains the anatomy of spiders, including their two body ...

It's the time of year when the orb-weaver spider's appearance is more common in the Wilmington area. The orb-weaver spider might not be popular or wanted around by many people because of the massive ...