From orb weavers to nursery spiders and jumping spiders, the state has its fair share of spider species. It also shelters some of the most venomous and largest spiders in North America.

A spotted orb weaver is shown in its web Upcountry ... They are not particularly venomous and scurry away from people — though humans may scurry faster. Entomologist Mach Fukada with the ...

"The males will wander looking for females and then wait for an opportune time to mate, which is dangerous ... "Unlike other orb-weaving spiders, such as our garden orb-weavers, the golden orb ...