SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Just in time for Halloween, one of the biggest, most active web-spinning spiders in San Diego has come back out to play. Orb weaver spiders, one of the most common ...

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.

One of America's largest spiders is preparing to lay its eggs across the Southeast. After nearly a year of growing and molting, the palm-sized females of the golden silk orb weaver have reached ...

Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae and are the most common group of builders of circular webs. Araneids have eight similar eyes, hairy or spiny legs and no stridulating ...

Orb weaver spider "season" is upon us in San Diego County, and this time, locals are seeing — and getting creeped out — by more of the spiders than usual. Stream San Diego News for free, 24/7 ...

But alas, it’s not too late to get a glimpse of these harmless spiders, called the Western Spotted Orb Weaver. Young Orb Weavers generally emerge in spring but aren't seen until summer and fall ...

Western Spotted Orb Weavers seen around Great Salt Lake Marina While they may look spooky, the Western Spotted Orb Weaver is relatively harmless, lacking the venom to do anyone any serious damage ...

Orb-weavers are a small, mostly harmless type of spider with most being only one to two centimeters long. Found mostly in bushes, many species, such as the garden orb-weaver, build webs in both ...

Some have taken to social media with videos and photos of the spiders as they craft their webs in their backyards.. This includes the yellow garden spider, western spotted orb weaver, round ...