The black widow spider grows larger than brown recluse spiders overall. You can find black widow spiders around the world, while brown recluse spiders only live in the southern or Midwestern ...

Brown widow spiders are becoming more common in the southern U.S. Learn more about brown widow spiders, where they live, what to do if you get bit, how to get rid of them, and more.

Brown widow spiders are believed to have originated in either Africa or South America but they have spread all over the world. They were first seen in Florida in 1935.

Change your current location ... Brown widow spider. (Courtesy/Mike Howell) bn. The brown widow is less common than the black widow and is an invasive species, not native to North America.

In the L.A. Basin, there’s a good chance of peeping a venomous brown widow, the most commonly observed spider in the area on community science app iNaturalist.

Of the over 46,000 known spider species, only about 200 have venom potent enough to be of medical concern. This is assuming, of course, that an individual isn’t allergic to specific components ...