Its venom is toxic and painful, leaving victims to feel the effects long after the bite. Following is a transcript of the video. Venom 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake — the black widow spider.

Black widow spiders, or Latrodectus mactans ... more than 2,500 people in the United States are treated for black widow bites ...

Redback bites are more commonly inflicted by a female redback, as the male redback spiders rarely bite humans. Luckily, antivenom treatment for redback spider bites has been available since the ...

Nevertheless, the team believes these engineered antibody candidates could aid in developing effective human-derived antivenom against Latrodectus species, weaving a new web of hope for black widow ...

Officially known as Latrodectus, its species can be found on every continent in the world. A bite from a black widow can cause significant muscle pain, tummy cramps, sweating, fast heart rate ...

The brown widow spider (Latrodectus geometricus) is a lesser-known relative of the infamous black widow. The first brown widow spider was discovered in Los Angeles in early 2000. A member of the ...

This spider's bite is much feared because its venom is reported to be 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake's. In humans, bites produce muscle aches, nausea, and a paralysis of the diaphragm that ...

False widows - species in the genus Steatoda - are sometimes confused for black widow spiders - species in the genus Latrodectus - and are mistakenly thought to be as ... Although false widows do have ...