Fortunately, fatalities are fairly rare; the spiders are nonaggressive and bite only in self-defense, such as when someone accidentally sits on them. The animals most at risk from the black widow' ...

Regardless of whether you experience arachnophobia or you simply want to avoid having to clear spider webs from your home, you're probably always on the lookout for ways to get rid of these arachnids.

While most female black widow spiders share the same black and red color scheme, some may have markings that barely resemble ...

There may be more such Black Widow findings in the future. "Black Widows are accidentally imported into Europe quite often," he said. For now, however, there are no reason for concerns. "There are no ...

The brown widow spider (Latrodectus geometricus) is a lesser-known relative of the infamous black widow. The first brown widow spider was discovered in Los Angeles in early 2000. A member of the ...

Every autumn there are reports of false widow spiders becoming uninvited eight-legged houseguests in homes across the UK. But despite looking similar to the more dangerous black widows ... Often, the ...