Learn to identify and treat dangerous spider bites with expert advice on symptoms, treatments and prevention methods for the ...

The redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti) is one of Australia's most iconic arachnids. It's a member of the widow spider family, closely related to the black widow spider. They're famous for their ...

Two venomous spiders, black widows and brown recluse spiders, can cause severe symptoms, experts say. Here are spider bite ...

Most exposures to black widow spider venom are accidental, but in a rare medical case, the exposure was intentional.

Although its venom is the deadliest in the world, no one in Australia has died of a funnel-web bite since the introduction of ...

A 37-year-old woman from California became ill after grinding up a black widow spider and then intentionally injecting herself with it in a bid to get high from its venom ...

In terms of treatment, the administration of antivenom ... of timely medical intervention in managing the effects of spider bites. Overall, the ongoing research into the venom of Loxosceles ...