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Orange Garden Spiders

Orange garden spiders are easily identified by their colorful bodies, which are marked by bright yellow and orange spots. Measuring approximately one inch in length, these spiders are among the largest of silk-weaving arachnids.

Belonging to a group of spiders known as orb weavers, the shape of the orange garden spider's web is that of a wheel. These webs feature supporting lines that act as a main framework. Attached to the supporting lines are silk threads that emanate from the center of the web, much like the spokes of a wheel. Orange garden spiders also create zigzag patterns within their webs. These threads vibrate in order to alert the spider of captured prey.

Although their webs are sticky in nature, orange garden spiders secrete a substance that prevents them from adhering to their own silk. The long legs of the orange garden spider are velvety in texture and enable the arachnid to quickly reach captured prey.

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