The brown widow spider may sound like someone confusing other venomous spiders like the black widow or brown recluse. Despite the confusion, the brown recluse spider is real and, for people who ...

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 ...

No wonder they’re called widow spiders. To get sex with an older female, a male might fight off many rivals or perform courtship gestures for up to six hours. At the magical moment, he’d place ...

Keep in mind that if the spider is identified as dangerous to human health (like a black widow or brown recluse), then proceed with caution in disposing of it, says Crumbley. According to the ...

Along with our incredible wildlife in Louisiana, we've got some pretty dangerous animals lurking around the Pelican State.

There are six species of false widow spiders that live in the UK (Steatoda nobilis, Steatoda grossa, Steatoda bipunctata, Steatoda albomaculata, Steatoda triangulosa and Asagena phalerata). They are ...

Steatoda nobilis, the noble false widow spider. Males can reach up to 10mm in size. They have reddish-orange legs and a brown bulbous body with cream-coloured markings. The females are larger - up to ...

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' ...