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

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

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 ...

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

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

"It was the first confirmed discovery of a Black Widow in Slovakia," said Pavol Purgat, adding for the Plus Jeden Deň daily ...

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 ...

A 37 year old woman in California injected a crushed up black widow spider to see if she could get high from it, and she was ...

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.