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 ...

The female golden silk orb weaver looks particularly intimidating, with a gold-colored body sporting lighter yellow spots and ...

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 ...

Orb weavers are one of many types of spiders, usually identified by their unique webs. Find out more about these creatures, including where you can find them and how to prevent them.

Golden Orb Weaver Spider: Creature Power. Clip | 1m 34s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Chris and Martin take a close look at how the golden orb weaver spider spins its web.

There is little danger of encountering a spider like the Golden Silk Orb Weaver as they are very submissive, and non-aggressive spiders, and most will flee or drop off their webs to avoid humans ...

I’ve found this beauty the last few years waiting for her dinner on her web woven on my Red Hot Pokers (Kniphofia). Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae and are the most ...

Golden silk orb weaver. Male and female Trichonephila clavipes spiders look very different from each other. The female banana spider size is about 1-3 inches, while the males are only about half ...

A male firefly is caught in the web of an orb-weaving spider, Araneus ventricosus.Researchers believe that these spiders may manipulate the bioluminescent signals that fireflies use to find mates.

Size-wise, these spiders are similar, though golden silk orb weavers have a leg up. Female golden silk orb weavers can reach a length of about 1.5 to 2 inches for the body with leg spans reaching ...