Today, we get specific, narrowing our interest to black spiders in California. Let’s learn about nine black spiders that live in the popular west coast state! Scientific Name: Latrodectus ...

The brown widow spider (Latrodectus geometricus) is a lesser-known relative of the infamous black widow. The first brown widow spider was discovered in Los Angeles in early 2000. A member of the ...

The new fungus species Gibellula attenboroughii forces reclusive cave spiders to exposed areas, likely to benefit spore dispersal.