Learn how people often react to black widow spider bites. Read about how they can be treated and avoided.

Most exposures to black widow spider venom are accidental, but in a rare medical case, the exposure was intentional.

A black widow spider crawls along the thumb of a researcher. The species is being killed off from urban and suburban areas in Florida and other parts of the U.S. by its aggressive non-native ...

A young Spider-Man fan provoked a highly-venomous black widow spider to bite his hand in the hopes of turning into his favourite superhero. The eight-year-old boy reportedly found the dangerous ...

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Black widows are vanishing from certain regions of the U.S. Scientists found that a competitor, the brown widow, may largely be to blame for the iconic arachnid's decline.

The black widow spider rarely bites people, but when it does, its venom can cause an unpleasant reaction. It is not usually fatal, but it can be dangerous to children, older people, and during ...

Six false widow species live permanently in the UK. The three most common false widows are; the rabbit hutch spider, Steatoda bipunctata, the cupboard spider, Steatoda grossa, and the noble false ...

A Denver woman thought her husband was getting sick with a cold — until she woke up to find a black widow spider crawling in their bed.

Thomas had pain in his hand and applied some medical cream to feel better — the only hint something was wrong. Then she found a black widow spider in her Denver home.

Researchers in Nevada have discovered how lizards can snack on the spider without falling prey to its venom.

A black widow spider crawls along the thumb of a researcher. The species is being killed off from urban and suburban areas in Florida and other parts of the U.S. by its aggressive non-native ...