6 Spiders You DO NOT Want To Meet & Where They Live

3) Black Widow Spider (3 of 6)

3) Black Widow Spider (3 of 6)

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The black widow behavior is sometimes that of sexual cannibalism, where the female eats the male after mating (hence the name”widow”).

This is thought to increase the odds of their offspring.

However, most of this research was done when the spiders were in cages and the male could not escape. This behavior is not typical in the wild.

The black widows are found worldwide, which is bad news to us all, because their bites are venomous.

In a household, they will live in dimly lit places, like a garage or a dark corner.

Contrary to popular belief, however, you are not likely to die from a black widow bite.

Usually antivenom is given to you for pain relief, which you can experience in your muscles.

Female bites are the most dangerous to humans. You can spot a female by their dark color and reddish-hourglass-shaped markings on the abdomen.

These spiders have very bad eyesight.