The Black and Yellow Garden Spider: Master Weaver and Predator

by Teddy Reinemann, age 8

The black and yellow garden spiders are found throughout much of North America. When these spiders give birth, their babies are called spiderlings. The black and yellow garden spider usually lays up to 1,400 eggs. These spiders are not very large in size. Specifically, they grow to two and a half inches long.

Female garden spiders like to build bigger webs compared to male spiders. These spiders produce silk from their bodies to build their circular webs. The webs are sticky and form zigzag shapes to help capture prey as the spider awaits. Small creatures can get stuck in the web and are eaten by the spider, including flies, mosquitoes, and other insects.

The black-and-yellow garden spider is an interesting arachnid, and there is more to learn about its fascinating abilities.

[Source: Little kids First Big Book of Animals]