If you fear black widow spiders, you're not alone. Knowing how to identify one can help you to take the right course of ...

Paul Hetzler discusses the many spiders that inhabit North America as well as the Adirondacks, though most are not venomous.

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

STAUNTON — A Staunton resident took to the app NextDoor after not believing she was seeing a black widow spider near and in her apartment. In fact it was, and it's not that abnormal. Black widow ...

The symptoms: The woman visited the emergency room because the upper and lower eyelids of her left eye were swollen and felt like they were burning. Her conjunctiva — a thin protective membrane that ...

For the first time in about a decade, Kansas State University entomologist Jeff Whitworth is answering calls about the black widow spider. “Right now, the black widow can be found around out-buildings ...

No one likes to talk about them, yet they are always there. The eight-legged critters are not particularly pleasant to look at or hold but are present in our lives nonetheless. The most common reasons ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While some of nature's creatures are welcome additions to your garden, such as pollinators like ...

It may have only taken one radioactive spider bite for Peter Parker to become Spider-Man, but everyone else can rest easy: Spider bites are rare, and most of the time, they can be treated at home.