Red widow spiders have entirely red-brown bodies, with the exception of their black abdomen. ©Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive / CC BY 3.0 US, via Wikimedia Commons – Original ...

From the innocent daddy longlegs to the harmful brown recluse, here are the most common house spiders, how to identify them, and when to worry about a bite, according to entomologists.

Bites from brown recluse spiders can cause an autoimmune form of hemolytic anemia, in which red blood cells are destroyed by the immune system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The brown widow still has the hourglass marking on its underside, though it tends to be more orange or yellow than red. The spider also has striped legs and a lighter brown or gray color than the ...

Over several months, researchers found and killed over 2,000 Loxosceles reclusa in the "highly infested" home.

Brown widow spiders are becoming more common in the southern U.S. Learn more about brown widow spiders, where they live, what to do if you get bit, how to get rid of them, and more.

The bite of a brown recluse spider contains a rare toxin that can destroy skin tissue. Most cases are mild, but first aid is important. Learn more here.

Two new animals have arrived at Paignton Zoo as part of a conservation breeding programme. A female red panda, an endangered ...

The brown recluse and black widow are the most common venomous spiders in the U.S. and Alabama. What are their habitats and how to prevent a bite.

In Colombia’s Middle Magdalena region, a patchwork of forest corridors is linking up isolated populations of the critically ...