Black widows’ red hourglass tells birds to back off but ... Nicholas Brandley didn’t think so, and embraced the study of black widow spiders. “Their fangs don’t even usually pierce human ...

Venom 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake — the black widow spider. What happens when it bites? All black with a red hourglass, just bigger than a paperclip. Only the female can bite humans.

Regardless of whether you experience arachnophobia or you simply want to avoid having to clear spider webs from your home, ...

Fortunately, fatalities are fairly rare; the spiders are nonaggressive and bite only in self-defense, such as when someone accidentally sits on them. The animals most at risk from the black widow' ...

Hot take: I think you should let spiders live in your home. They're typically harmless, and—like bats—can help out with pest control around your property. Plus, I'm not a fan of killing ...