For tufted golden orb weavers, losing a leg is better than losing their life. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Some male spiders sacrifice their own front legs to their female ...

When it comes to scary-looking spiders, you don't have to be an arachnophobe to find steering clear of the golden silk orb weaver (Trichonephila clavipes) to be a good idea. Sometimes called banana ...

City life: Female golden orb-weaving spiders get bigger, fatter, more fecund in urban areas in Sydney, PLOS ONE study finds. News. Home Page ; California; Election 2024; Housing & Homelessness; ...

The tiny male golden orb-weaving spider faces a considerable challenge when searching for a mate. He is a fraction of the size of the massive female, but must carefully enter her web and approach ...

When a male golden orb-weaver spider Nephila pilipes wants to get busy, he pulls out a special trick: He gives his mate a "back rub," new research shows.. For many spiders, females of the species ...

The Golden Silk Orb-Weaver (Nephila clavipes) and the Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) are two spiders that thrive in our area and have been observed by most of us. Both have an uncanny ...

The researchers collected 50 virgin orb-web spiders — 25 each, male and female — from Singapore and raised them in the lab until they reached sexual maturity. They were mated in pairs by ...

A golden orb-weaver spider (Araneae: Nephilidae: Nephila) from the Middle Jurassic of China Biology Letters DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0228 You Might Also Like Found: 120-Million-Year-Old Colony of ...

Male golden orb spiders endeavor to avoid becoming dinner by attempting to mate with females as they are eating something else. But, they still may end up as dessert.

Known for its golden orb-shaped webs, the big nonnative Joro spider was first spotted in the Athens area in 2014. Since then, its expansion has triggered scores of homeowner calls to entomologists.