Most exposures to black widow spider venom are accidental, but in a rare medical case, the exposure was intentional.

The black widow spider is perhaps the biggest example of a creepy crawly whose reputation precedes them. Even if you know ...

A heroin user deliberately injected herself with a ground-up black widow spider in an attempt to get high. The 37-year-old woman from California, went to hospital in pain and told doctors that she ...

MOST spiders are totally harmless – but a select few can give you serious trouble if they bite. Complications from some of Earth’s deadliest eight-legged biters include painful erections, ...

Fortunately, fatalities are fairly rare; the spiders are nonaggressive and bite only in self-defense, such as when someone accidentally sits on them. The animals most at risk from the black widow' ...

The black widow spider can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Its venom is toxic and painful, leaving victims to feel the effects long after the bite. Following is a transcript of the ...

But despite looking similar to the more dangerous black widows, all these spiders are likely to do is give ... The noble false widow is most commonly reported. It is the largest of the UK's three most ...

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 ...

Probably the most famous of the deadliest spider lot, the black widow almost needs no introduction ... And females are the biggest of the black widows, with legspans coming in at around 1.5 ...

But despite looking similar to the more dangerous black widows, all these spiders are likely to do is give ... The noble false widow is most commonly reported. It is the largest of the UK's three most ...