Black widow spiders across the southern United States are getting eaten up by brown widows, their lesser-known cousins, according to new research investigating the relationship between the two ...

In parts of the southern US, black widows are being supplanted by their more aggressive arachnid relatives: brown widows. However, residents of the region can take some comfort in knowing that brown ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The U.S. National Weather Service in the Tampa Bay area spotted what seemed like a black widow, only for it to turn out to be a brown widow. How were they able to tell the ...

Black widow spiders are being killed off in the U.S. The culprits are actually their cousins: brown widow spiders. Though the reason behind the killings is unknown, a new study suggests. Brown widow ...

image: Black widow spiders have earned a fearsome reputation for their venomous bite. But in parts of the southern United States these spiders have much to fear themselves—from spider relatives who ...

A few years ago, the owner of a house in Georgia captured an epic battle between a brown widow spider and a brown snake. Black widows are widely known as one of the most dangerous on Earth, but in ...

For the first time in about a decade, Kansas State University entomologist Jeff Whitworth is answering calls about the black widow spider. “Right now, the black widow can be found around out-buildings ...

Black widow spiders are being killed off in the U.S. The culprits are actually their cousins: brown widow spiders. Though the reason behind the killings is unknown, a new study suggests. Brown widow ...

Black widow spiders are being killed off in the U.S. The culprits are actually their cousins: brown widow spiders. Though the reason behind the killings is unknown, a new study suggests. Brown widow ...

Though widely feared, most spider species in the Bluegrass State pose no threat to humans, and according to the University of Kentucky Entomology Department, only two varieties are of medical ...

While both are arachnids and spine chilling to behold, there are many differences between a male vs female black widow spider ...

Spiders can elicit fearful reactions in some people, but the majority of species cause no harm to humans and may provide benefits. That said, there are a couple of venomous spider species in the metro ...