The bright contrast of yellow and black on a spider may make it look very scary, but most do more good than harm. Here's how to identify friends and foes.

Spiny orb weaver spiders look much different and usually have six pointed spines protruding from their oval-shaped abdomens. They are also brightly colored, instead of dull like their garden ...

In North America alone, there are approximately 180 different orb-weaver species, including the garden orb weaver and the spiny orb weaver. Most spiders have two claws on each foot, but orb ...

Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae and are the most common group of builders of circular webs. Araneids have eight similar eyes, hairy or spiny legs and no stridulating ...

The new species from Ecuador — with two long, pointy growths on its back — belongs to a genus, or group of species, not seen ...