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Orb weavers are one of many types of spiders, usually identified by their unique webs. Find out more about these creatures, including where you can find them and how to prevent them.

Orb Weaver Webs. The webs constructed by orb weavers are the classic circular webs that we most often associate with garden spiders. They look a little like a round fishing net, and their purpose ...

The female golden silk orb weaver looks particularly intimidating, with a gold-colored body sporting lighter yellow spots and ...

Most orb weavers belong to the Araneidae family - the masterweavers. The family includes about 340 species, representing nearly a fifth of Australia's described spiders.

Have you looked out your window and been amazed at the beautiful engineering of a spider web covered in dew? Those webs are made by a group of spiders called orb weavers. Orb weavers get their ...

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 orb-weaver spider might not be popular or wanted around by many people because of the massive webs they create in your doorway, walkway or garden that you always tend to walk into, ...

So effective, some high-end estimates date the orb weavers’ first appearance as far back as 265 million years ago! Of course, being such an old group of spiders, some differences are bound to occur.

The orb-weaver spiders in my yard spend winter tucked away in the egg sacs their mothers made for them in autumn. Come springtime, the spiderlings climb out of their egg sacs and promptly disappear.

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.

Orb-weaver spiders are members of the Araneidae family of spiders. They are found in all parts of the world except the Arctic and Antarctica, and there are thousands of different species.