Black Widow Spiders

The black widow spider, which is considered the most venomous spider in North America, is a unique and interesting creature. Read all about it here.

Comments on article "Black Widow Spiders"

Name	Views and Comments	Date
blackwidowowner	can you tell me if a black widow spider needs water?	7/13/2008
Liena	awesome site it really helped me with my school project	1/27/2008
molly	The Reproductive Process of the Black Widow Spider Black widow spider reproduction is as unique as is the species. The male black widow makes a ‘sperm web’ on which it deposits a small amount of semen. It then coats its palps with sperm, and sets out to look for a female of its species. On finding the female black widow of its species, it begins its courtship, which it does by vibrating the female’s web, so that she recognizes him as a mate and to get her receptive to mating. Mating comes about by the male inserting its papal organs into the female’s spermathecal openings, and the spermatozoa being released on the eggs.	11/5/2007

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