The black widow spider is one of the most feared spider species. Its venom is a cocktail of seven different toxins that ...

The black widow spider has developed a truly impressive defense mechanism that enables it to bring down giants comparatively.

Cryo-EM and MD simulations reveal the mechanism by which the potent neurotoxin α-latrotoxin forms calcium-permeable membrane ...

But according to both the University of Maine and Penn State University, that may not be the case any longer. Both schools have deemed that Maine is now the native home to a venomous spider: the ...

Halloween is a time for scary things -- ghosts, snakes, cobwebs and oh, so many spiders. The toxicology experts at Pet Poison ...

The black widow spider is one of the most feared spider ... targets vertebrates and is also poisonous to humans. It interferes with the transmission of signals in the nervous system.

A Swindon family have been unknowingly housing a false widow spider in their kitchen - the most venomous spider in the UK.