Fortunately, fatalities are fairly rare; the spiders are nonaggressive and bite only in self-defense, such as when someone accidentally sits on them. The animals most at risk from the black widow' ...

Alaska is the only state that doesn't have a type of black widow spider. Although black widow spider bites can be dangerous, ...

Georgia is home to several spider species, and some are venomous. What do they look like? How dangerous are they? What to do if bitten.