The Mediterranean black widow spider is easily recognized by the thirteen red, orange, or yellow dots spread across its abdomen. They’re rather large at up to 15 mm. They also have long legs ...

This spider has a shiny, black, globe-shaped belly (abdomen). You’ll know it by the red hourglass mark on the underside. The northern black widow. You’ll notice a row of red spots down the ...

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 ...

No one likes to talk about them, yet they are always there. The eight-legged critters are not particularly pleasant to look at or hold but are present in our lives nonetheless. The most common ...