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 ...

The thought of black widow spiders is enough to send chills down one’s spine ... two out of 14 antibodies cross-neutralized between the whole venom of European and Southern black widows, suggesting ...

The animals most at risk from the black widow's bite are insects—and male black widow spiders. Females sometimes kill and eat their counterparts after mating in a macabre behavior that gave the ...

Although they resemble black widow spiders, they are not as harmful ... Introduced with bananas from the Canary Islands and Madeira, they are now well established in the southern counties and ...

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.

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 California or ...