Most exposures to black widow spider venom are accidental, but in a rare medical case, the exposure was intentional.

There are around 30 species of black widow spider around the world. While most female black widow spiders share the same ...

"It was the first confirmed discovery of a Black Widow in Slovakia," said Pavol Purgat, adding for the Plus Jeden Deň daily ...

Arachnophobia alert! There’s an eight-legged terror lurking in Spain’s warm coastal regions, and it’s got a reputation as ...

If you get a close enough look, you will notice that brown recluses have six eyes, while black widow spiders have eight eyes. Female black widow spiders are well known for their red hourglass ...

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' ...