Among the most common spiders found in and around the home, the shy grass spider (aka a funnel-web spider) builds dense, silk-lined webs/burrows to trap its insect victims. They’re also super fast ...

This will get your spidey sense tingling: There’s a type of spider that looks like a black widow—but packs a much less potent bite. False widow spiders resemble their infamous cousins, black ...

A black widow bite is a type of spider bite that is poisonous to humans. A black widow bite can cause nausea, itchiness, and pain in your muscles.

Brown widow spiders are becoming more common in the southern U.S. Learn more about brown widow spiders, where they live, what to do if you get bit, how to get rid of them, and more.

Only two types of spiders in north-central Texas and southwestern Oklahoma have powerful enough venom to be of medical importance. These are the Black Widow and Brown Recluse spiders.

Only two types of spiders in north-central Texas and southwestern Oklahoma have powerful enough venom to be of medical importance. These are the Black Widow and Brown Recluse spiders.

[Related: Black widows battle their even deadlier cousins in a brutal spider war.] Earth is home to numerous types of widow spiders, which are also called button spiders in some parts of Africa.

A black widow spider crawls along the thumb of a researcher. The species is being killed off from urban and suburban areas in Florida and other parts of the U.S. by its aggressive non-native ...

You may have observed more black widows and yellow jackets in Denver this summer, and we're not talking about Scarlett Johansson or Melanie Lynskey.

A new type of antivenom that contains human antibodies could more safely and effectively treat European black widow spider bites.

A black widow spider crawls along the thumb of a researcher. The species is being killed off from urban and suburban areas in Florida and other parts of the U.S. by its aggressive non-native ...