A Black Widow spider is seen through a basement window of a home in Arvada, Colorado on Saturday, August 13, 2022. (Photo by Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post) ...

Black Widow Bite Treatment. Many of the symptoms of a black widow bite can look like those of other conditions. But if you think you’ve been bitten by this spider, call your doctor or a poison ...

Black widow spiders, distinguished by their shiny black bodies and red hourglass markings, are one of the most venomous spiders in North America. However, their bite is rarely fatal to humans.

Black widows are vanishing from certain regions of the U.S. Scientists found that a competitor, the brown widow, may largely be to blame for the iconic arachnid's decline.

A black widow spider with an egg sac. The spider can be found in every state other than Alaska. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images "And unlike bees and wasps, they do not leave their dwelling to ...

Brown widow spiders, which are invasive to North America, are wiping out black widow populations in the U.S. by aggressively attacking them for no clear reason, a new study shows.