Black Widow Spider

I'm smaller and harmless if I'm male and I have no venom. I'm dangerous and much bigger if I'm female. It's hard to tell my sex, so I avoid me all together Better safe than sorry! I look innocuous. I'm no bigger than the size of a Brazil nut, but don't be fooled; I'm extremely dangerous. My reputation precedes me. I've been striking fear into the hearts of men for millennia. I'm one of the most toxic of all spiders My venom is much more potent than that of a rattlesnake's. I'm a weaver of sticky tangled scaffold webs that I use to ensnare insects. My eight legs have hairs and bristles that is sensitive to vibrations. That's how I detect prey. I use my pumping abdomen to spin silk to make webs, bind prey, and protect their eggs from other critters. I'm a solitary, patient predator. I spend most of my life sitting on my web and waiting for moths, beetles, bugs flies; I even enjoy a crunchy scorpion from time to time. Once trapped, I dart forward and pin them down. I inject my venom with my sharp fang; then I suck them dry down to their exoskeleton! My bite on humans can cause skin blisters leading to gangrene! I'm a Black Widow Spider; avoid me at all cost! Date written: 02/16/2020