In hopes of clearing house spiders' names, here are eight interesting facts that might persuade you ... several Steatoda species known as a "false black widow" because people commonly confuse ...

Although black widows belong to a group known as "cobweb spiders" (due to their habit of building irregular webs), they are unlikely to be responsible for the cobwebs you find in your house.

Bec Sheedy was at home when her mum spotted a black creature ... the back of her house in Springwood, NSW, and quickly recognised it to be the world’s most venomous spider — a funnel-web.

New BBC Four programme Spider House, which sees an entire house filled ... albeit insanely disturbing, spider facts. We warn you: If you do plan on watching, it’s a full hour and a half of ...

Their webs also have a different design, with characteristic "trip lines" to alert the spider to passing prey. The door frame web was, in fact, built by a black house spider, which doesn't have ...