The venomous noble false widow spider (Steatoda nobilis) has officially established itself in New Zealand, with confirmed ...

The noble false widow spider (Steatoda nobilis), already considered one of the world’s most invasive arachnids, has ...

Also known as "angel hair", because of the silky threads the spiders leave behind, “spider rain” is in fact a mass ballooning ...

Invasive species don't stop evolving themselves. Consider the infamous brown rats of New York City, which have evolved longer ...

The Black Widow and Funnel-Web spiders are among the most venomous arachnids, each possessing potent neurotoxins that can cause severe reactions in humans. While Black Widow bites typically result in ...

The Redback Spider, closely related to the Black Widow, is prevalent in Australia. Its venom contains alpha-latrotoxin, capable of causing severe pain, muscle rigidity, and systemic effects. Bites can ...

Q: I found the mushroom in the attached photo on my Amado property last weekend, its about 8-inches tall and under a mature 25-foot native mesquite tree. Do you know what kind of mushroom it is? A ...

Black widow spider hanging from web. Image by Marshal Hedin, CC BY 2.0 https: ... Bagheera kiplingi, primarily feeds on plant matter, a rare trait among spiders. Found in Central America, it has ...

Some spiders live for less than a year, while others live for more than forty. They eat frogs, lizards, mice, and bats; the largest spider, the Goliath birdeater tarantula, does, in fact, eat birds.

BLACK WIDOW SPIDER. Probably the most famous of the deadliest spider lot, ... Always wear gloves when moving wood, reaching into wood piles, handling mulch, grabbing empty flower pots, etc.

Black widow spider bites are venomous, but rarely fatal. Here's how to avoid them, as well as symptoms and pictures of bites. Skip to main content. Search terms ... a black widow might find its way ...