These circular creations are made by a class of spiders called orb weavers that includes lots of common garden spiders. They adjust their design based on which insects they’re most likely to capture: ...

A pitch-black cave in the Balkans is home to what researchers say is a singular work of cooperation by two usually-hostile species of spider. By Adeel Hassan Even in a pitch-black cave, what appears ...

This time of year is a good time to look for the yellow garden spider. This big, beautiful mostly yellow-and-black spider is a female. The male yellow garden spider, as shown here, is much smaller.