The female western black widow is different than the male ... Scientific Name: Bothriocyrtum californicum California trapdoor spiders are experts in home construction, neatly lining their space ...

Some states with warmer climates and diverse ecosystems such as Florida and California host multiple species. All three ...

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 ...

Their coloring is mottled, and females have black accent stripes ... and now appear to be spreading north through California. Brown widow spiders like to live in secluded, woody vegetation ...

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' ...

As wild fires ravage Los Angeles, crews from Colorado are heading to California to assist. Kasia Kerridge spoke with a member of the Denver Fire Department making the journey. Loveland ...

Nan Songer, a spider expert living in California, played an integral part in the Allies ... Songer began experimenting with black widows (genus Latrodectus), which produce a silk dragline composed of ...

The black widow spider can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Its venom is toxic and painful, leaving victims to feel the effects long after the bite. Following is a transcript of the ...

The first occurrence of a dangerous spider known as the Black Widow has been confirmed in Slovakia. The adult female arrived in Slovakia from California in a shipment of machine parts goods. She also ...