BLACK WIDOW

THE ORGIN

• A black widow is known as a latrodectus
• The females have the hourglass on the stomach
• Males are 1/2 the size of females
• The female spider eats the male spider after mating
• That's where the name black widow comes from

WHERE THEY LIVE

• They live in North America, South America, Austrila, Japan, Africa
• India, China, Bahamas, etc.
• They are considered here in North America the most venomous spiders
• Black widows can live up to one through three years
• They are about the size of a paper clip

THE VENOM OF A BLACK WIDOW

• One bite of a black widow can be fatal
• If you are a small child or the elderly
• It's venom is reported to be fifteen times stronger than a rattlesnake's
• For humans, these bites can cause muscle aches, nausea, and
• Paralysis in the diaphram which can cause breathing difficulties

MORE FACTS

• The fatality from a black widow is rare
• For most people, the bite doesn't affect them
• Females can make a cacoon that holds hundreds of eggs
• These spiders spin large webs that could trap their prey
• Their diet includes flies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, beetles, etc.