This group includes golden orb weaver spiders. These species create elaborate spiderwebs where female spiders live. Male orb weaver spiders like the Joro travel by “ballooning.” During this ...

If you see a small spider in a web that you've identified as belonging to a female golden silk orb weaver, that's likely her male counterpart. Since golden silk orb weavers look particularly ...

Let's talk about the orb weaver spider, an arachnid renowned for ... often consuming the males shortly after copulation. The female spins a fluffy silken egg sac, where she deposits her eggs ...