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The bright contrast of yellow and black on a spider may make it look very scary, but most do more good than harm. Here's how to identify friends and foes.

“Don’t use that door,” I told my husband as he was about to go outside. “You’ll break the spider’s web.” “What web?” he asked absentmindedly, a… ...

By MELINA WALLING (Associated Press) A large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider is on the move in the ...

Few if any of our 650 spider species are more obvious than the beautiful black-and-yellow garden spider. The adult females are massive, with a leg span of 2½ inches.

According to a new University of Georgia study, the joro spider, a palm-size bright yellow, blue-black and red arachnid would rather be left alone. U.S. Politics Sports Entertainment Life Money ...

As the spider ages, this pattern becomes distinctive black and yellow bands. Male Joro spiders are much smaller than females, and you may only spot them when they’re perched on a female’s web.

These spiders have a small head topped with silver hairs and an oval-shaped abdomen with a black and yellow pattern. The pattern includes a thick black stripe in the middle of the abdomen with ...

ATHENS, Ga. — Despite how terrifying those black and yellow spiders in your backyard appear, University of Georgia researchers said they’re more scared of you than you are of them.

These invasive spiders are native to countries in Asia. Despite how terrifying those black and yellow Joro spiders appear, University of Georgia researchers said they’re more scared of you than ...

Female Banana Spiders (Nephila clavipes) are one of the largest orb-weavers in this country, rivaled in size only by female Black-and-Yellow Garden Spiders (Argiope aurantia). The male Banana ...

While day-active spiders use both yellow and black color patterns to their luring advantage, the nocturnal spiders are only able to rely on a solid yellow pattern. There are still unanswered questions ...