When a spider bites, it typically leaves two puncture marks on the skin, a hallmark of arachnid encounters. In the United States, there are over 3,500 species of spiders, but only a handful are known ...

Black widow spiders, scientific name Latrodectus mactans, are among the most venomous of all arachnids. They are found in North America, and their bite can be fatal in some cases. If you found a ...

Redding residents are used to seeing wildlife on the city's maze of hiking trails and surrounding national forest, but some animals have a "mi casa es tu casa" attitude about human territory. While ...

The brown recluse typically lives up to its name: The spider is quiet, shy, and really just wants to be left alone. Nonetheless, it gets blamed for thousands of gruesome bites each year. That’s unfair ...

It may have only taken one radioactive spider bite for Peter Parker to become Spider-Man, but everyone else can rest easy: Spider bites are rare, and most of the time, they can be treated at home.

Learning to identify bug bites and stings will help you get the right treatment. We break down the bites of mosquitos, fleas, ...

Although most spider bites are not substantially venomous to humans, the brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa, can cause significant cutaneous injury. These spiders are common inhabitants of homes ...