Southern Orb Weaver Spiders near Houston and Orange, Texas

Southern Orb Weaver Spiders near Houston and Orange, Texas
— BugsInTheNews is a VIEWER-PARTICIPANT WEBSITE. This article by Jerry Cates, Stephanie Gaudin, Joseph and Elizabeth LeBlanc, Louise Giguere, and Andrea G., was first published on 6 May 2012, and was last revised on 1 December 2012. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 13:05(03). —————————————– On 5 May 2012 Stephanie Gaudin, of Houston, Texas, wrote the following: ” ...

A Brown Spider in NW Austin, Texas

A Brown Spider in NW Austin, Texas
— BugsInTheNews is a VIEWER-PARTICIPANT WEBSITE. This article by Jerry Cates, first published on 9 January 2012, was last revised on 8 July 2012. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 13:01(03). —————————- Important Links related to the content of this page: Spider Extermination and Control Spider Bite First Aid On 2 January 2012 Annie wrote the following, in ...

A Giant Lichen Orbweaver near Burnet, Texas

A Giant Lichen Orbweaver near Burnet, Texas
— This article by Jerry Cates and Becky C., first published on 15 June 2010, was last revised on 24 April 2016. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 11:06(02). ————————– Becky wrote that she had found a giant lichen orbweaver (Araneus bicentenarius) on her property near the Texas city of Burnet. The photos she sent were stunning in their ...

A Giant Lichen Orb Weaver in Helotes, Texas

A Giant Lichen Orb Weaver in Helotes, Texas
— This article by Jerry Cates and Dawn S., first published in July 2007, was last revised on 21 May 2012. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 08:07. ——————————- Dawn Wrote: “Jerry–This lady is out on my front gate. I live north of Helotes, Texas, off of Hwy 211 (outside of San Antonio) We took these pictures about ...

A Female Arabesque Orb Weaver in Lufkin, Texas

A Female Arabesque Orb Weaver in Lufkin, Texas
— This article by Jerry Cates and Julia E., first published on 9 April 2010, was last revised on 24 April 2016. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 11:04(07). —————————— Julia wrote: Jerry, After reading your information on my jumping spider, I couldn’t resist digging through my pictures of another specimen. You might say this is the one that opened ...

A Mature Female Southern Orb Weaver in Houston, Texas

A Mature Female Southern Orb Weaver in Houston, Texas
—This article by Jerry Cates and Andrea G., first published on 29 March 2010, was last revised on 24 April 2016. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 11:03(22). —————————————– Andrea wrote: “Hi,  I took this photo in my yard on Saturday night – 3/27/2010. I think I got the “wrong” side of the spider, from what people have said, ...