These spiders are commonly confused with golden orb spiders, but garden spiders are smaller and lack the golden sheen on their webs. You may also hear these arachnids referred to as the zipper ...

Orb weaving spiders belong to the family Araneidae, which includes thousands of species, such as the banded garden spider (Argiope trifasciata) and Araneus diadematus. Their webs, which they construct ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Just in time for Halloween, one of the biggest, most active web-spinning spiders in San Diego has ...