You’ve probably come across more spiders or have even walked straight into spider webs recently, and that’s because the spider season in western Washington has begun. Well, kind of. Although spiders ...

I jumped about a foot when I first saw the newest form of wildlife to make our yard its home, a cross-orb weaver spider that was hanging in the opening of the garage door when I walked right into it.

There are approximately 3,100 orb weaver spider species across the globe, but none of them pose any threat or harm to humans. Orb weavers are also not known to be aggressive spiders and would rather ...

Usually, in Eastern Washington, the end of summer is accompanied by an observed influx of spiders. But schools are back in session and we’re halfway through September, yet still experiencing warm ...

The end-of-summer transition to cooler weather in eastern Washington is often accompanied by an influx of spiders. Over the next few months, you’ll likely notice a significant increase in spider ...

There are many species of spiders worldwide, and around 3,400 species live in North America. Many people are affected by arachnophobia — fear of spiders — even when the spider in question is harmless.

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.

This question comes up every autumn, so it’s apparently worth the revisit. They seem to appear overnight: spider webs stretched over paths and trails where there were none before -- often with huge ...

The abundance of large orb web spiders in the Swiss midland has declined drastically over the last 40 years. The main reason for this is the shrinking food supply available to these insectivorous ...