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.

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

Although its venom is the deadliest in the world, no one in Australia has died of a funnel-web bite since the introduction of ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...