What they look like: The brown recluse is a brown spider with a distinct “violin-shaped marking” on the top of its head and down its back, Potzler says. They also have six eyes instead of the ...

FOX 56 News has compiled a list of common spiders found in Kentucky, as well as ways to identify each species based on its ...

The name “brown recluse” conjures up nightmarish visuals for a majority of the population, and not only for those who have arachnophobia. This unique spider is found in 16 states, most of which are in ...

In the U.S., there are two types of spiders that can cause severe reactions: the brown recluse and black widow. To be certain you aren’t dealing with a serious reaction, ask yourself if it’s ...

No wonder they’re called widow spiders. To get sex with an older female, a male might fight off many rivals or perform courtship gestures for up to six hours. At the magical moment, he’d place ...

Females have tufts of golden hair on their legs. Immature female spiders have a brown head, a narrower abdomen, and a blotchy black and yellow pattern on their back. As the spider ages ...

In the past couple decades, researchers have noticed black widow spiders (adult female shown at right) commonly being displaced by the brown widow (adult female at left), a fellow species in the ...

Black widows are notorious spiders identified by the colored, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. Several species answer to the name, and they are found in temperate regions around the world.