Black Widow

Location:These spiders are found worldwide especially in America.

 

 

• They are identified by a red hourglass figure on their abdomens.
• Male black widows are harmless and only female black widows are deadly.
• Females usually kill and eat their males after mating thus giving the spider the "widow" name.

The Bite

·       The Venom of the bite is 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake's.Although the bite is rarely fatal, Black Widows pose most threat to young children and the elderly.

• If bitten, you will feel muscle cramps and spasms that will spread from the bite.You will also experience nausea ,headaches and high blood pressure.
   
• You should call emergency services immediately ,wash the bite well with soap and water and apply an ice pack onto the bite.

 

Diet

Black widow spiders catch their food using their webs.Their diet consists of flies,grasshoppers,beetles and caterpillars

Webs and eggs

The female lays her hundreds of eggs which she suspends in a cocoon on a large web.

 

 

 

Black Widow spider laying eggs                                     Black Widow Eggs+cocoon