Perhaps the most feared spider in North America, the black widow spider is famous for its potentially deadly bite. But how ...

And widow spiders, particularly black widows, certainly don't need to be unfairly villainized. Of course, you don't want to be bitten, because their venom can cause minor to severe symptoms.

Stock image of a black widow spider. The black widow is one of the most venomous spiders in North America. KAdams66/Getty "An individual spider doesn't contain enough venom to kill a human ...

Of the over 46,000 known spider species, only about 200 have venom potent enough to be of medical concern. This is assuming, of course, that an individual isn’t allergic to specific components ...

A black widow spider with an egg sac. The spider can be found in every state other than Alaska. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images "And unlike bees and wasps, they do not leave their dwelling to ...

Editor’s note: This article was updated at 5:35 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, to correct that the red hourglass shape is on black widow spider’s abdomens. Originally Published: November 17, 2023 ...

The black widow spider rarely bites people, but when it does, its venom can cause an unpleasant reaction. It is not usually fatal, but it can be dangerous to children, older people, and during ...

Brown widow spiders, which are invasive to North America, are wiping out black widow populations in the U.S. by aggressively attacking them for no clear reason, a new study shows.

Black widow spiders (right) are commonly being displaced by the brown widow spiders (left), a fellow species in the same genus, Latrodectus. The Images are not shown to matching scale and thus do ...

When Lacey A. Bluemel saw her first black widow spider tucked beneath a woodpile at her East Falmouth home back in October ...