Georgia is home to several spider species, and some are venomous. What do they look like? How dangerous are they? What to do ...

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

The thought of black widow spiders is enough to send chills down one’s spine ... derived antivenom against Latrodectus species, weaving a new web of hope for black widow bite victims.

Although they resemble black widow spiders, they are not as harmful. All these spiders are likely to do is give you a small and relatively harmless bite. (See our article How dangerous are false widow ...

You can tell you’ve encountered a spider bite because you’ll be able to see faint puncture marks in your skin. False widow spiders, so-called because of their similarity to the more venomous ...

The black widow spider can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Its venom is toxic and painful, leaving victims to feel the effects long after the bite. Following is a transcript of the ...

False widow spider bites have been a hot topic in recent years, along with reports of bumper crops of house and garden spiders, and news that city spiders are getting fatter. Warm weather contributes ...

Fortunately, fatalities are fairly rare; the spiders are nonaggressive and bite only in self-defense, such as when someone accidentally sits on them. The animals most at risk from the black widow' ...

You can tell you’ve encountered a spider bite because you’ll be able to see faint puncture marks in your skin. False widow spiders, so-called because of their similarity to the more venomous black ...