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Of the over 46,000 known spider species, only about 200 have venom potent enough to be of medical concern. This is assuming, of course, that an individual isn’t allergic to specific components of ...

A viewer's question sent the CBS13 I-Team crawling down a web of speculation: Are venomous spiders like the brown recluse ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The U.S. National Weather Service in the Tampa Bay area spotted what seemed like a black widow, only for it to turn out to be a brown widow. How were they able to tell the ...

Black widow spiders across the southern United States are getting eaten up by brown widows, their lesser-known cousins, according to new research investigating the relationship between the two ...

Black widow spiders can stir primordial fear — they lurk in dark corners and their venom can cause excruciating pain, and in extremely rare occasions, death. But they seem to be no match for their ...

Black widow spiders are being killed off in the U.S. The culprits are actually their cousins: brown widow spiders. Though the reason behind the killings is unknown, a new study suggests. Brown widow ...

In parts of the southern US, black widows are being supplanted by their more aggressive arachnid relatives: brown widows. However, residents of the region can take some comfort in knowing that brown ...

Black widow spiders are being killed off in the U.S. The culprits are actually their cousins: brown widow spiders. Though the reason behind the killings is unknown, a new study suggests. Brown widow ...

Few creatures fill people with as much as dread and fear as spiders and snakes. In fact, many people develop an extreme, ...

During South Carolina summers, there seems to be no end to the number of creepy critters that can potentially bite or sting you. The bites and stings from some pests like mosquitoes, ants and bees are ...