The brown widow spider may sound like someone confusing other venomous spiders like the black widow or brown recluse. Despite the confusion, the brown recluse spider is real and, for people who ...

Black widows are notorious spiders identified by the colored, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. Several species answer to the name, and they are found in temperate regions around the world.

Humans have little to worry about from a false black widow bite as you might just feel some slight discomfort for up to 12 hours. A relative of the black widow, the brown widow has lighter-colored ...

A relative of the black widow, the brown widow has lighter-colored markings, pale legs with dark joints, and a yellow-orange hourglass marking on its abdomen. The bite is neuropathic like the ...

Brown Widow spiders are close relatives to Black Widows, and the Brown Widow can be identified by its tan body and an orange hourglass marking on the abdomen. This kind of spider favors various ...

A relative of the black widow, the brown widow has lighter-colored markings, pale legs with dark joints, and a yellow-orange hourglass marking on its abdomen. The bite is neuropathic like the ...

Female black widows are glossy black, featuring a red hourglass pattern on the underside of their rounded abdomen. Conversely, males are brown and have red, white, and yellow spots and bands on ...

Unfortunately for NC arachnophobes, one of these species may prefer hiding in folded linens, closets and shoes.

There are six species of false widow spiders that live in the UK (Steatoda nobilis, Steatoda grossa, Steatoda bipunctata, Steatoda albomaculata, Steatoda triangulosa and Asagena phalerata). They are ...