Black widow spiders can stir primordial fear — they lurk in dark corners and their venom can cause excruciating pain, and in extremely rare occasions, death. But they seem to be no match for their ...

This week, I’m featuring a genus of spider that you’ve almost certainly seen in your home. The genus is Steatoda, but I will focus on perhaps the most common in the family — Steatoda triangulosa.

image: Black widow spiders have earned a fearsome reputation for their venomous bite. But in parts of the southern United States these spiders have much to fear themselves—from spider relatives who ...