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

With the death of a student last year after a spider bite, it is good to know what action you should take if you are bitten.

Notably, when a black widow bites, it injects a very low volume of venom. Because the woman ground up the whole spider, she may have exposed herself to a dose orders of magnitude higher than is ...

Below, find some spider bite pictures to help you identify what you're dealing with. Brown recluse and black widow spiders are venomous spiders Black widow and brown recluse spiders are "the two ...

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

A woman who injected black widow spider venom to see if she could get high off it has nearly died in hospital. The 37-year-old woman in California was rushed to the emergency room, suffering from ...

Brown widow spiders are venomous, but they're considered much less dangerous than the black widow. Although brown widow venom is just as toxic, the brown widow spider injects a much smaller amount ...

While Hollywood and urban legends paint dramatic tales about spider bites, medical professionals share a fascinating reality: ...

A shoutout to the wind for proving it’s always a prime player in our coastal weather game. Sunday evening saw local gusts ...