a common barn spider with very uncommon gifts – and a plan to save her friend Wilbur that just might work. This children’s classic is a powerful affirmation of the beauty of friendship and a ...

More like her friends and relations. In the much-loved book Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White, Charlotte is a barn spider (Araneus cavaticus), belonging to the group of arachnids that build orb ...

Of course, the spider that created this web has much smaller prey in mind. The web was created by an orbweaver, which is sometimes called a barn spider, and several species can be found in Missouri.