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

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

The redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti) is one of Australia's most iconic arachnids. It's a member of the widow spider family, closely related to the black widow spider. They're famous for their ...

Two venomous spiders, black widows and brown recluse spiders, can cause severe symptoms, experts say. Here are spider bite ...

California's diverse wildlife, including black bears, mountain lions, coyotes, great white sharks, stingrays, widow spiders, ...

The redback is often mistaken for its cousin, the black widow, but the Southern Hemisphere cousin is smaller. Yes, Australian redback spiders are dangerous. Redback spider venom contains ...