Latrodectus mactans: Black Widow Spider
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Description: Information and several photographs of this spider, so named because the female usually eats the male after mating.
Black Widow Spider - Latrodectus mactans Live adult male and female black widows photographed at Cumberland County, North Carolina. , found worldwide, is infamous for its neurotoxic venom. All spiders, with the exception of one family, use venom to protect themselves and subdue their prey. Spider venom falls into two categories: neurotoxic and cytotoxic. Neurotoxic venoms interfere with the transmission of nerve impulses to the muscles, frequently causing spasm and paralysis. Neurotoxins act rapidly, important to spiders confronted with large or dangerous prey intent on escape or retaliation.
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| Date | Creation Date: 01-aug-2002 Expiration Date: 01-aug-2014 |