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' ...

A 37-year-old woman from California became ill after grinding up a black widow spider and then intentionally injecting herself with it in a bid to get high from its venom ...

Although black widow spider bites can be dangerous ... These creatures typically range in body length from 3 to 10 ...

The venom of these spiders contains the neurotoxin latrotoxin and can be dangerous to humans. "Black Widow's venom poses a risk to humans, although it is rarely fatal," said Purgat. "Symptoms range ...