Western black widow spider can get purple pot belly. ... According to pest control sites, some other species of recluse spider live in Southern California, mostly in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.

Southern California beaches are rightfully popular among swimmers, campers, and hikers, but it's worth knowing the venomous creatures found on land and sea.

The males and juveniles still have less black on their bodies with similar patterns to the southern black widows. “The western black widow, Latrodectus hesperus, lives in the USA west of Kansas ...

The patient: A 37-year-old woman in California 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 ...