
University of California
Urban and Community Integrated Pest Management
Posts Tagged: venomous
Widow Spiders Information Updated
![Underside of adult black widow spider. [J.K.Clark] Underside of adult black widow spider. [J.K.Clark]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/43073small.jpg)
The black widow spider is known and feared by many people due to its venomous bite. However, in the past decade in California, a change in widow spider populations has occurred. A newer invasive spider called the brown widow may be displacing black widow...