Although black widow spider bites can be dangerous ... On its abdomen, which has a bulbous shape, you'll notice bright red or orange spots that often resemble an hourglass. If the spider is ...

Nicholas Brandley didn’t think so, and embraced the study of black widow spiders ... but most of those bugs are red all over, with maybe a scattering of black spots. (Think ladybugs, which ...

Georgia is home to several spider species, and some are venomous. What do they look like? How dangerous are they? What to do ...

The brown recluse and black widow are the most common venomous spiders in the U.S. and Alabama. What are their habitats and how to prevent a bite.

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' ...