The animals most at risk from the black widow's bite are insects—and male black widow spiders. Females sometimes kill and eat their counterparts after mating in a macabre behavior that gave the ...

The black widow spider can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Its venom is toxic and painful, leaving victims to feel the effects long after the bite. Following is a transcript of the ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The black widow spider can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Its venom is toxic and painful, leaving victims to feel the effects long after the bite.

but experts say the species is not usually aggressive towards humans and that bites are rare. They're often mistaken for their more dangerous cousin, the black widow.

FOX31’s Rogelio Mares spoke with the wife of a man bit by a black widow spider, causing him to spend days in the ICU. She now has a warning for other Colorado residents. FOX31’s Rogelio Mares ...