When it comes to spiders, two names in particular tend to spark the most fear: the black widow and the brown recluse. Both of ...

Each season, female brown widow spiders lay several egg sacs, each with 120 to 150 eggs. The egg sacs are distinctive, with silky spikes projecting from the surface, much like a thistle. Young spiders ...

COLUMBIA - Brown Recluse spiders recently invaded a home in Marble Hill, Mo., and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MoDOC) reports you can find them statewide. According to the MoDOC, "recluse" ...

A popularly loathed spider species - the brown recluse - is not nearly as common in Georgia as once thought, a recent study supports. University entomologist Nancy Hinkle and Richard Vetter, ...

While roughly 3,000 species of spiders are found throughout the U.S., very few pose a direct threat to humans. Spider bites are rare, and medically significant incidents are even less common, ...

Lower parasitism and predation in urban habitats may contribute to the invasion success of brown widow spiders, according to new research. Lower parasitism and predation in urban habitats may ...

Invasive brown widow spiders across three continents were highly infected with a single strain of Rhabdochlamydia, a bacterium that is related to major pathogens of humans and animals, including ...

image: Black widow spiders have earned a fearsome reputation for their venomous bite. But in parts of the southern United States these spiders have much to fear themselves—from spider relatives who ...