Black widow spiders: Everyone’s heard of them, not only because they’re poisonous but also because of the female’s lurid propensity to widow herself by killing and eating her mate. Unknown to many, ...

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 ...

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 ...