Posts belonging to Category North American Spiders

Black Widow Videos – Can You Watch These Without Wiggling?

Black widow spiders are among the most creepy to most people. Why? Well, they are potentially dangerous for one thing. They have the reputation of eating their mate after sharing intimate relations. And then they have that odd looking red hourglass on their belly as well that seems to scream danger. [...]

Side Effects of Black Widow Antivenin

In the world of dangerous spider bites, black widows are about as dangerous as it gets. For this reason, black widows antivenin was created. The venom of a black widow spider bite can have various effects upon the human body. These effects vary based upon a number of determining factors. In [...]

Brown Recluse Spiders – Are They in Your Home?

Everyone has heard the horror stories about brown recluse spiders. To hear most people tell it, a brown recluse will chase you around the house, bite you, and make your leg fall off. The truth of the matter is that the vast majority of people on the earth will never even [...]

Another Black Widow “Attack” Story

he black widow has long been considered “evil” by those that are not informed, and the reputation is far from deserved. Still, I am constantly deluged with stories of black widow attacks that challenge everything we know about this shy arachnid. Because I run a website about snakes and spiders, folks are quite [...]

The Scariest Spiders On Earth

rying to determine the scariest spiders on earth is not the easiest thing in the world to do. It might seem like a no-brainer, but to tell you the truth it depends on who you are and what you have experienced with spiders. Still, I thought it might be fun to make [...]

How to Identify a Brown Widow Spider

he brown widow spider is not the same thing as a black widow spider. Many people think that they are the same thing, but this is not accurate. A brown widow spider is in the same family with the black widow, and they share a family with many others as well. How do [...]

Black Widow Pictures And Safety

Not many people go out taking black widow pictures, but for those that do it is important to be safe about it.  Black widow pictures are some of the most unique and powerful spider pictures on the planet.  The black widow pictures found on this page are all pictures that were available on the net [...]

Brown Recluse Spider Bite Treatment And First Aid

The brown recluse spider bite can be one of the most invasive and destructive venomous bites in the United States.  The brown recluse is not especially aggressive, but it will bite if it is cornered or perceives a threat.  Most brown recluse spider bites happen when people dig into storage or retrieve items that have [...]

Spider Movies That Made You Wiggle

Spider movies. Nothing seems to raise the hair on the back of our necks more than a creepy crawly eight legged spider movie. In actuality, spider movies are fairly few and far between. There certainly have been some good spider movies, but far more have been really really bad. Here is [...]

Spider Bite Scare – Black Widows Everywhere!

Being that I write about the black widow on a regular occasion, I would be remiss if I did not include some personal experiences to liven things up a bit.  I had an encounter with not one black widow, or even two.  No, my black widow experience involved six of the little venomous spiders.  Curious? [...]