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

The brown recluse and black widow are the most common venomous spiders in the U.S. and Alabama. What are their habitats and how to prevent a bite.

The Black Widow spider has a glossy, black body with a distinct, red hourglass marking on the underside of the abdomen. Black Widows prefer concealed spaces like woodpiles and sheds. Black Widows are ...

“They have no red mark on the underside but often have whitish or flesh-colored marks there.” Their egg sacs are different too, as they're fuzzy rather than smooth like a true black widow's.

Like its black widow counter part ... "widow," and they can be identified by the red hourglass shape on their underside. Their venom rarely causes fatalities — typically only involving the ...