As temperatures drop, encounters with venomous spiders like the black widow and brown recluse increase. Experts explain the ...

News that a venomous spider is expanding its territory can be concerning. No one wants to be a victim of a potentially life-threatening spider bite. However, in nearly every state in the US, there is ...

Louisiana is home to numerous different species of spiders, since the state's warm climate and diverse landscape makes for the perfect environment for the arachnids. While most spiders in Louisiana ...

Mississippi is home to more than 30 kinds of spider, but only a handful are dangerous. These creeping crawlers can be found across the state. But certain ones only live in specific places or dark ...

Black widow spiders are notorious for their painful bites and lethal venom. The venom is potent enough to let these spiders and their close relatives prey upon small reptiles and mammals that other ...

Only a fraction of spider bites are capable of causing harm to humans, but one woman who was bitten was floored by the varied ...

A new study has revealed why some spiders possess venom that is far more potent than others. By analyzing the venoms of more than 70 different spider species, the team explored whether factors such as ...

Paul Hetzler discusses the many spiders that inhabit North America as well as the Adirondacks, though most are not venomous.

Spiders are some of the world’s most misunderstood creatures. These arachnids, which have been around for around 400 million ...

Mynita S., who was healthy moments earlier, suffered a life-altering medical emergency after being bitten by a brown recluse ...

Have you ever wondered if daddy longlegs are venomous? We're here to debunk the myths on these fascinating arachnids.