Spending the summer outdoors means running into a variety of crawling and slithering creatures, whether it's at the lake, on the forest floor or wrapped around your front porch light. While running ...

Black widow spiders, scientific name Latrodectus mactans, are among the most venomous of all arachnids. They are found in North America, and their bite can be fatal in some cases. If you found a ...

FALSE widows have been described as the ‘most dangerous spider in Britain’. They’re often confused with deadly black widow spiders, as they have a similar dark-coloured, globular body. Please provide ...

YOUR Android phone has the power to identify spiders or insects lurking in your home. It could reveal if you’ve got a harmless critter scuttling around – or something more dangerous. Please provide a ...

The spiders commonly known as false widow spiders belong to the scientific group Steatoda. Because of their general resemblance to the much more notorious black widow spiders (Latrodectus), they can ...

An Aussie Facebook page is working to turn spider hate into spider love by dispelling myths about the “creepy crawlies” we share our homes with. Australian Spider Identification Page is helping its 13 ...