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' ...

Alaska is the only state that doesn't have a type of black widow spider. Although black widow spider bites can be dangerous, ...

The bite is neuropathic like the black widow, but it generally does not spread, so it’s painful but not life threatening. These spiders are brown to dark brown and have long legs. They build ...

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 ...