The Black Widow
My spidey-senses were tingling today at work when we came across a Black Widow. For those that don't know, the Black Widow is a venomous spider that injects toxins to whatever it lays its bite onto. The toxin is especially harmful to humans as it can lead to muscle failure and other severe symptoms. Probably wasn't the greatest joke walking around scaring co-workers with a deadly spider with us.
The Black Widow females prey on males as food. Yup, you read that right...that's how crazy they are. While they won't harm you if you don't aggravate them, they are still dangerous if you accidently bump them. The bottom of a Black Widow has their trademark red emblem. I was able to get a picture of it but it is barely visible unless you zoom in on it.
My co-worker and I were joking around saying that maybe we should get ourselves bitten by the spider. Maybe we'd turn into Spiderman! Or maybe we'd just die painfully.
Epic pics, Im so scared of spiders but this is a safe distance away...lol
Haha I am too not going to lie but when I know where they are its chill for me
I usually find 4-6 a year in my barn here in central Texas. They're pretty reclusive. Usually find them behind something stacked next to a wall.
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I am hugely arachnophobic. I always tell my wife that I am ever bite by a spider, poisonous or not, I would probably die of a heart attack. I don't know which one is worse, black widows or brown recluses. I got the heeby jeebies just typing those names, heh.
hehe I saw a brown recluse at work the other day too. Those one's I won't mess with...they jump like 5 feet
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