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

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 ...

The redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti) is one of Australia's most iconic arachnids. It's a member of the widow spider family, closely related to the black widow spider. They're famous for their ...

California's diverse wildlife, including black bears, mountain lions, coyotes, great white sharks, stingrays, widow spiders, ...

Two venomous spiders, black widows and brown recluse spiders, can cause severe symptoms, experts say. Here are spider bite ...

Red widow spiders have entirely red-brown bodies, with the exception of their black abdomen. ©Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive / CC BY 3.0 US, via Wikimedia Commons – Original ...

Male spiders are pale brown with faint white markings and lack the bright red stripe ... The redback is often mistaken for its cousin, the black widow, but the Southern Hemisphere cousin is ...

Seeing a spider with two distinct red spots instead of a full hourglass? That would be a northern black widow. These females have no rump spots and males actually have patterns more similar to ...

Anthony Mackie’s Captain America is set to take wing in the next two Avengers movies. The Captain America: Brave New World star confirmed in a new interview that he will be reprising his role as Sam ...

MOST spiders are totally harmless – but a select few can give you serious trouble if they bite. Complications from some of Earth’s deadliest eight-legged biters include painful erections, ...