The garden spider is a very common type of spider that lives all over the Northern Hemisphere. They live in various outdoor habitats, so chances are good that you’ve seen one before without realizing ...

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Spiders are often referred to as insects, but this is incorrect. Although spiders and insects belong to the same massive group of invertebrates with jointed legs and exoskeletons (arthropods), spiders ...

For the majority of the year, native spiders take up residence in our homes and gardens, but tend to stay out of sight (and, cucially, mind). It's only in autumn, when the weather takes a turn, that ...