The northern black widow spider is North America's most venomous spider, in addition to being classified among the deadliest ...

Many people confuse black widow spiders and redback spiders, given that they are cousins with similar appearances. Both of these spiders have glossy black bodies and red markings on them ...

Even if you know nothing about this spider, a few key details probably come to mind: a visible red hourglass mark and a ...

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' ...

Male and female black widow spiders exhibit striking differences. Females are larger, with glossy black bodies and a red hourglass marking, while males are smaller and drabber. Females are known ...

Venom 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake — the black widow spider. What happens when it bites? All black with a red hourglass, just bigger than a paperclip. Only the female can bite humans.

"I stripped off his trousers and his lower left leg was swollen, it was bright red and there were three bites. "Then I stripped off his top and a noble false widow spider crawled out from behind ...

She added: "My whole hand started to go red it was really puffy ... but some native spiders - such as the false widow spider - are capable of giving a nasty bite. Spider bites leave small puncture ...