Arguably one of the most iconic spiders in the world, the black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans) is an arthropod with an unmistakable identity.This jet-black arachnid ranges from 0.2 to 0.5 ...

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 ...

Black widow spider bites are infrequent in the area covered by the National Capital Poison Center, which includes D.C., Northern Virginia, and Montgomery and Prince Georges’ counties in Maryland.

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 ...

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.

Don't reach for a shoe the next time you find a spider in your home. Squishing some types of spiders can create even bigger ...

This will get your spidey sense tingling: There’s a type of spider that looks like a black widow—but packs a much less potent bite. False widow spiders resemble their infamous cousins, black ...

If you see a few black widow spiders in your yard or your garden shed and don't want to kill them because, you know, that's their habitat, Graham-Tye suggests spraying a mixture of peppermint ...

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 ...

Here's how to protect yourself against the most dangerous bugs. Black widow spider Black widow spiders are—appropriately enough—black with two reddish triangles on their back. Roughly the size of a ...