They are generally dark brown or shiny black when fully grown, and some may have a pair of red spots instead or have no marking at all. Male spiders can also have red or red-and-white markings on the ...

The brown widow spider may sound like someone confusing other venomous spiders like the black widow or brown recluse. Despite the confusion, the brown recluse spider is real and, for people who ...

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.