Among the most common spiders found in and around the home, the shy grass spider (aka a funnel-web spider) builds dense, silk-lined webs/burrows to trap its insect victims. They’re also super fast ...

How to identify a black widow: An adult female is about half an inch long. She's shiny black with a red hourglass-like pattern on her abdomen.

People often confuse an immature black widow with the more timid brown widow, which arrived in Southern California 22 years ago, and may eventually make its way to Shasta County.

The brown recluse and black widow are the most common venomous spiders in the U.S. and Alabama. What are their habitats and how to prevent a bite.

Brown widow spiders are becoming more common in the southern U.S. Learn more about brown widow spiders, where they live, what to do if you get bit, how to get rid of them, and more.

Black widow spiders are typically between 1 to 1.5 inches across. Male black widow spiders tend to be a little smaller and have three light colored streaks on their abdomen. It’s the female ...

Male and female black widow spiders exhibit striking differences. Females are larger, with glossy black bodies and a red hourglass marking, while male ...

According to the Indiana Department of National Resources, Indiana has about 400 known species of spiders, but only two can seriously injure humans: The Black Widow and the Brown Recluse.

Florida is home to some of the most fascinating creatures found in North America, from manatees to roseate spoonbills. Still, some of its most incredible creatures are often the ones hidden right ...

Brown widow chomps hurt when they happen, leaving a burning sensation, but lack the "extreme widow envenomation symptoms," he said.

Black widow, redback and brown widow spiders have a red hourglass-shaped mark on their stomachs. (Pixabay) Navy spouse Tiffany Russell is no arachnophile.