Yikes A Black Widow Darkness falls A black widow spider hangs upside down in her web She waits Her feet touch the web They can tell if something touches it Suddenly the web shakes It’s a sign The black widow attacks She rushes forward Is it something tasty It’s a bee She wraps the prey in silk It can’t escape now 4
5 The female black widow spider waits for a meal to get trapped in her web
Can black widow venom kill people Q 6 The spider eats the bee she caught in her web
The black widow bites the bee The spider’s fangs send venom a kind of poison into the bee The venom is strong It is 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake’s A black widow’s bite can kill insects lizards and small animals But don’t worry Black widows do not hunt people They only bite to defend themselves A Yes But only a few people die Almost all people get better in a few days 7
