Spring is the time when many spiders emerge from their winter hiding places and start doing what they do best: spinning webs. This is when you may spot the classic cobwebs in your yard or garden.

In Nebraska, one of the most common species you’ll see is the yellow garden spider, which you will find near tall grasses, flowers and shrubs where flying insects are plentiful.

The Black Widow spider is not to be messed with. This highly venomous spider is feared by many—but, as this identification guide proves, if you're sensible, you can avoid getting bitten by one of ...

Sept. 4 -- — Scientists are finally closing in on the answers to a puzzle that has perplexed them for centuries: How does a spider spin a web of silk that is five times stronger, on a ...

Spider webs are active, maintained structures built by spiders for hunting, shelter, or laying eggs, showcasing remarkable ...

ATHENS, Greece -- It's not quite the World Wide Web - but the spiders of Aitoliko in Greece have made a good start. Spurred into overdrive by an explosion in the populations of insects they eat, ...

Orb-weaving spiders are those that spin webs to capture insects that they eat. We have many species of orb-weavers in Florida ...

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts -- Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have turned spider webs into music -- creating an eerie soundtrack that could help them better understand how the ...