There she was, a black widow..so i busted my camera out, and although they arent great i enjoyed em, it was hard to get good pics as it was in a tight corner and my fatass couldnt adjust to it
heres what i got:

Holy shit! You could die from one of those.... O_O Nice pics, you are brave!

Where was it located? Near your house?

This post was edited by chantal7 on Mar 28 2009 11:21am

yes, AND THERES MORE im scared as shit for what i just did,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i went out, and as i was reading up on black widows, i realized there's also BROWN black widows, and so i went out as i thought "hmmm there was a brownish spider too it might be a BROWN black widow, and come to find out it is!!!!!
TWO Of them 1 blck 2 brown, and to top it off i captured em so i can try and take some macros, i might kill em first tho cause im scared, btw that black widow is enormous!!!!

im glad there are little-none of those in the UK, for chantal's reason

i feel you have mis-focused slightly and hit the web instead. try to position the spider to 1/3 of the frame - then you will have a picture both cool and artistic

One bite from a Black Widow spider and you better start planning a funeral.

yeah, im scared as shit, imma kill em right now so i dont get bitten

you wouldn't have time to plan a funeral....

yes u would, from what ive read, its actually not that bad depending on your age
Your chances of being killed by a Black Window Spider are
about 5% if you are not treated.

Yeah we get those in banana shipments every so often; they won't kill you but you might become ill from a bite.

It depends on the size of the spider, the amount of venom they inject, and where they bite..
The adolescent and male Black Widow spider is harmless; leaving the female as the only one that is venomous.
The female Black Widow spider’s venom is deadly and is even more so than a rattle snake or any other spider.

The danger of being bitten by a Black Widow is that the victim most likely will not feel it. However, there are some symptoms to look for, which may include but not be limited to:
abdominal pains, sore muscles, especially on the feet, a dry mouth and paralyzed diaphragm, excessive sweating, and swollen eyelids.
If a Black Widow spider bites somebody they should seek medical attention immediately. The victim is usually given antivenin or calcium gluconate.

The danger is this, the venom makes breathing incredilby difficult and the feeling of lethargy is something that makes one not want to breathe at all.