An orb spider web between two dried stems in a morning meadow. The web is anchored in a triangle frame and in sharp focus against a warm bokeh background. Interesting textures and highlights.© Donna ...

Spending time in your yard without encountering a spider is unlikely. Some of the most frequent visitors to your outdoor space are small orange spiders, such as the marbled orb-weaver (Araneus ...

It's Orb Weaver Spider Season, in case you haven’t already noticed. But if you’re over six feet tall and enjoy evening walks, you’ve probably “faced” a few webs in recent weeks. Orb Weavers come out ...

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 ...

Every season in Nebraska has its markers. Spring brings the return of migrating birds, summer hums with cicadas, and autumn paints our prairies in gold and crimson. But for me, one of the most ...

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.