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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman injected herself with venom from a black widow spider
Most exposures to black widow spider venom are accidental, but in a rare medical case, the exposure was intentional.
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Black Widow Spiders
Fortunately, fatalities are fairly rare; the spiders are nonaggressive and bite only in self-defense, such as when someone accidentally sits on them. The animals most at risk from the black widow' ...
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What happens if you're bitten by a black widow spider?
The black widow spider can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Its venom is toxic and painful, leaving victims to feel the effects long after the bite. Following is a transcript of the ...
Is that a black widow spider? How to tell, and what to do
Black widow spiders are notable and venomous spiders that make up most of the Latrodectus genus of spiders. These ...
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A spider’s pursuit of older mates can have grisly results
No wonder they’re called widow spiders. To get sex with an older female, a male might fight off many rivals or perform courtship gestures for up to six hours. At the magical moment, he’d place ...
Cannibalistic Brown Widow Spider Will Eat Black Widow Species
The brown widow spider (Latrodectus geometricus) is a lesser-known relative of the infamous black widow. The first brown widow spider was discovered in Los Angeles in early 2000. A member of the ...
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Scarlett Johansson Blasts Disney for Trying to Take ‘Black Widow’ Fight Private
Scarlett Johansson accused Disney of casting a web of deceit when it allegedly breached her Black Widow contract by simultaneously ... MCU—has her back in this fight. “I think she’s so ...