Brown widows are often mistaken for the more famous western black widow or southern black widow. However, their lighter coloring and the unique spiky texture of their egg sacs help distinguish them.

In the southwest of the country you are more likley to come across the western black widow (Latrodectus hesperus). The ...

The animals most at risk from the black widow's bite are insects—and male black widow spiders. Females sometimes kill and eat their counterparts after mating in a macabre behavior that gave the ...

Brown widows are often mistaken for the more famous western black widow or southern black widow. However, their lighter coloring and the unique spiky texture of their egg sacs help distinguish them.