However, even the smallest tarantulas are larger than the biggest wolf spiders, not to mention stockier, with their abdomens often veering toward black rather than brown. Moreover, they're only ...

A brown recluse bite is not as life-threatening as a Black Widow bite, but you should definitely seek treatment immediately.

Wolf spiders have a robust build and are particularly agile, their colors can be brown, gray and black. These spiders are ground-dwelling hunters that reside in various environments and ...

He went to the ship's doctor who told him he'd been bitten by a wolf spider Getty Images/500px When Colin Blake noticed his toe turn purple and start to swell, he knew something was wrong.

From the innocent daddy longlegs to the harmful brown recluse, here are the most common house spiders, how to identify them, and when to worry about a bite, according to entomologists.

The process of making necrobiotic grippers with wolf spider carcasses. Credit: Preston Innovation Laboratory, Rice University Spider legs only have muscles for retraction, while extension is ...