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 ...

With the death of a student last year after a spider bite, it is good to know what action you should take if you are bitten.

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

Notably, when a black widow bites, it injects a very low volume of venom. Because the woman ground up the whole spider, she may have exposed herself to a dose orders of magnitude higher than is ...

Spiders are some of the most diverse creatures on Earth. While they can be frightening, most of them are harmless and ...

Although their bites are rare and less severe than those of black widow spiders, these arachnids are still worth watching out for — and learning about, especially if you live in southern ...

While Hollywood and urban legends paint dramatic tales about spider bites, medical professionals share a fascinating reality: ...

Immature and male brown widow spiders don't bite at all. Brown widows are much less aggressive than black widows — they prefer to play dead rather than bite and they don't defend their webs.

A 37-year-old woman from California became ill after grinding up a black widow spider and then intentionally injecting ...

"Black Widow's venom poses a risk to humans, although it is rarely fatal," said Purgat. "Symptoms range from mild local - pain at the site of the bite, to severe systemic - painful muscle twitching, ...

Below, find some spider bite pictures to help you identify what you're dealing with. Brown recluse and black widow spiders are venomous spiders Black widow and brown recluse spiders are "the two ...