Like its name, this spider has a cute shell-like body that makes it look like a brightly colored tortoise! The top of its ...

“They are very brightly colored and pretty,” associate ... so you’ve got spider, big spider, big colorful spider, a big colorful spider that is not from here and it moves around,” Dr ...

Black widows are notorious spiders identified by the colored, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. Several species answer to the name, and they are found in temperate regions around the world.

Unfortunately for NC arachnophobes, one of these species may prefer hiding in folded linens, closets and shoes.