Brown widow spiders are venomous, but their bites are considered much less dangerous than other venomous spiders.

Brown widow spiders vary widely in their colors, from very light to very dark, but are not shiny like black widow spiders. Their coloring is mottled, and females have black accent stripes.

Brown widow spiders are believed to have originated in either Africa or South America but they have spread all over the world. They were first seen in Florida in 1935.

In experiments pairing brown widow spiders in container habitats with related cobweb spider species, the brown widows were 6.6 times more likely to kill southern black widows than other related ...

Brown recluse spiders are found in dry, sheltered areas, such as a under a log or rock. Inside homes, however, they typically hide in shoes, closets, attics or garages. OHIO MAN FINDS BLACK WIDOW ...

Few spiders in the North Texas area are of medical concern, but black widows and brown recluse spiders can be dangerous.

Like most spiders, brown recluse poop looks like dark brown, black, white or gray splats. In most cases, poop will collect in one spot below their web, which resembles a sheet.

There are two spiders in Indiana we consider bad because of potential human health effects. They are the Brown Recluse, Loxosceles reclusa, and the Black Widow, Latrodectus mactans. The brown recluse ...

Similar to the black widow spider, another venomous species found in the U.S., brown recluse spiders aren't categorized as aggressive and typically only bite when threatened.