Black widows are found throughout the US except Alaska. They are identified by their black body and distinctive red hourglass marking. While the females are venomous, only producing muscle aches, nausea and difficulty breathing in humans, the males are harmless. Black widows use their webs to lay eggs and catch small insects and animals as prey, which they then inject with venom to liquefy their bodies.
Black widows are found throughout the US except Alaska. They are identified by their black body and distinctive red hourglass marking. While the females are venomous, only producing muscle aches, nausea and difficulty breathing in humans, the males are harmless. Black widows use their webs to lay eggs and catch small insects and animals as prey, which they then inject with venom to liquefy their bodies.
Black widows are found throughout the US except Alaska. They are identified by their black body and distinctive red hourglass marking. While the females are venomous, only producing muscle aches, nausea and difficulty breathing in humans, the males are harmless. Black widows use their webs to lay eggs and catch small insects and animals as prey, which they then inject with venom to liquefy their bodies.
Latrodectus mactans Appearance: Black body; red hourglass marking
on the underside Size: >1" in length Black widows are found in every U.S. Location: All around campus; dark shelters state except for Alaska, and they are Season: Year-round carnivorous consumers, preying on small insects and small animals caught Hazards: Venomous on their web. However, only the females are venomous, while the males are o Native harmless to people. Their venom can cause muscle aches, nausea and paralysis of the diaphragm, making breathing difficult. Black widows use their webs to lay eggs in and hunt for prey. They use their fangs to produce an enzyme that liquefies the prey’s body.
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The female Black Widow's venom is reportedly National Geographic 15 times stronger than those of a rattlesnake’s. Wikipedia