"Just think of the black and yellow garden spider we are all familiar with," said Jim Dill, entomologist and pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension. "The joro is ...

It's actually shy. According to a new study from the University of Georgia, the joro spider −a palm-size bright yellow, blue-black and red arachnid− would rather be left alone than attack a human.

and depending on how you feel about spiders and creepy ... Considering how big they are — and the fact that they are bright yellow — it should be easy enough to spot them, and they are ...

The Maine Forest Service’s newly released Checklist of Maine Spiders identifies 677 different species of spiders. That includes 91 additional species that were identified during the project.

Giant black and yellow spiders the size of a human hand are due to arrive in northeastern US states this summer, including New Jersey and New York. Jorō spiders are an invasive species that ...

Another medium-size black spider with long legs raced across the stones. “Looks like it. Looks like a thin-legged wolf spider.” Some years ago, Daniel Jennings, Maine’s foremost spider ...

but many orb-web spiders, which hunt in this way, are brightly colored. New research finds their distinct yellow and black pattern is actually essential in luring prey. Researchers from Australia ...