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 ...

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 ...

Of all the creepy crawlies that can leave you with a nasty bite, spiders might be the creepiest. Thankfully, most spiders can't bite humans and aren't harmful. The bad news, though, is that a few ...

For the first time in about a decade, Kansas State University entomologist Jeff Whitworth is answering calls about the black widow spider. “Right now, the black widow can be found around out-buildings ...

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 ...

Spiders can elicit fearful reactions in some people, but the majority of species cause no harm to humans and may provide benefits. That said, there are a couple of venomous spider species in the metro ...

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 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 ...

March 14 (UPI) --Black widow spiders could face extinction in parts of the southern United States, as they become prey for the non-native brown widow, according to new research. The research, ...