But sometimes, what the eyes gaze at isn't a songster but an eight-eyed yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia). The black and yellow-mottled female garden spiders look especially fetching ...

Spiders are often harmless but that doesn't mean we want them hanging around our outdoor space. This tasty kitchen herb will ...

Your garden may simply be home to one of the many large garden spiders, which, despite their resemblance to Australia's notorious funnel-web spider, are not especially toxic nor aggressive.

Nobody really loves spiders, even if some of us are able to tolerate their creepy crawling better because of the good work they do around the house and garden, gobbling up flies and pests.

False widow spider bites have been a hot topic in recent years, along with reports of bumper crops of house and garden spiders, and news that city spiders are getting fatter. Warm weather contributes ...