Yellow Garden Spider

Natural Habitat

Gardens, fields, meadows, and anywhere they can build a large web, often in sunny areas with minimal wind, between plants or structural supports.

Diet & Feeding

Primarily large flying insects such as crickets, grasshoppers, flies, bees, wasps, and other garden pests caught in their orb web.

Behavior Patterns

Known for building large, intricate orb webs, often with a distinctive zigzag pattern (stabilimentum) in the center. Females are typically seen hanging head-down in the center of their web. They are generally solitary and non-aggressive. When disturbed, they may vibrate their web vigorously to appear larger or drop to the ground. They are active during the day.

Risks & Benefits

Risks: Generally harmless to humans. Their venom is potent to insects but mild to humans, typically causing a reaction similar to a bee sting if bitten. They are not considered aggressive. Benefits: Highly beneficial in gardens and agricultural settings as they consume a large number of insect pests, helping with natural pest control.

Identified on: 9/28/2025