The garden spider is a very common type of spider that lives all over the Northern Hemisphere. They live in various outdoor habitats, so chances are good that you’ve seen one before without realizing ...

Looking to learn spider facts, including which spiders are lurking in your garden? The three most common garden spiders in North America are the black and yellow, silver and banded. While you might ...

They’re described as yucky, creepy, or frightening and, according to a certain nursery rhyme, one of them "scared little Miss Muffet away,” but once you get to know them, you’ll realize that spiders ...

If Miss Muffet in the children’s nursery rhyme had known more about garden spiders, she might not have been so frightened. Spiders are beneficial garden inhabitants that are much more interested in ...

All habitats depend on predators to keep things in balance. Your garden is a habitat full of wildlife, and while predators like the praying mantis and the ladybug tend to be celebrated, there’s ...

You’ve probably come across more spiders or have even walked straight into spider webs recently, and that’s because the spider season in western Washington has begun. Well, kind of. Although spiders ...

Sonoma County gardens are places where something novel is always happening. Wide temperature swings keep us on our toes. We relish the sight of beneficial insects showing up to feed upon insect pests ...

It’s the end of October, and most gardeners I know are scrambling to get gardens put to bed before the snow flies. Insects are doing the same thing, seeking out warm, protected places to live through ...

(WHTM) — Pennsylvania is home to more than 45 species of spiders, according to Green Pest Control, but here’s a list of some of the arachnids you are most likely to run into in the Keystone State.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Spiders get a bad rap. Many people go to great lengths to avoid or get rid of them. Is it their otherworldly appearance? A concern about being bitten by a ...