In front of the volcano is a pair of sauropods (Omeisaurus tianfuensis). Dominating this picture, a giant orb-weaving spider, (Mongolarachne jurassica) having spun a web amongst the Ginko baiera ...

Smithsonian American Art Museum A Space Kite/On an Invisible String/Held by a Little Girl/In a Big Tree ...

Orb weaver spiders, one of the most common families of garden spiders, are widely known for their size, color and elaborate webs — something San Diegans might be keenly aware of after walking ...

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

Despite being completely non-threatening to humans, the golden orb weaver spider (Plesiometa argyra) has acid-yellow spots and pincer-like legs, and is as broad as a human fist. In other words, it ...

They scuba dive, they fly through the air, they can solve puzzles. Spiders don't deserve all the hate, says Australian ...

What they look like: Featuring circular-shaped bodies, orb weavers are typically brightly colored or reddish brown or gray. Their bodies range from a 1/2-inch to just over 1-inch long and feature ...

The legs are dark brown with light brown bands. The markings are somewhat variable. Its webs seem at first classic orb webs - radiating spokes from a central point with concentric circles of web. On ...

Jerry (Tin Yuen) Tsang (Hong Kong) highlights a dewdrop spider as an orb weaver looms in the background. Jerry spent a day squatting under spider webs, his camera pointed up to the sky. The light ...

Leaves Are Beginning to Turn in coastal San Diego County’s riparian woodland and oak woodland habitats. The summer-green crowns of willows and sycamores are slowly fading to yellow and brown.