Australia may soon be invaded by a spider that scientists have called an "alien monster." The New Zealand false widow spider, a native of the Canary Islands and Madeira in Spain, is an invasive ...

A number of schools in east London have been forced to close for up to a month after false widow spider infestations were discovered. Rokeby School in Newham was among one of at least four to shut ...

While both are arachnids and spine chilling to behold, there are many differences between a male vs female black widow spider ...

An inspect expert has revealed that the unusually rainy weather could put homes at risk of a poisonous spider invasion this summer. Clive Boase, who has over 30 years of pest control experience in the ...

This will get your spidey sense tingling: There’s a type of spider that looks like a black widow—but packs a much less potent bite. False widow spiders resemble their infamous cousins, black widow ...

It may have only taken one radioactive spider bite for Peter Parker to become Spider-Man, but everyone else can rest easy: Spider bites are rare, and most of the time, they can be treated at home.

Can a black widow spider bite kill you? Yes. It's one of the deadliest spiders on earth. According to information from Ohio State University, the venom can be 15 times more potent than a rattlesnake's ...