How would you describe the behavior of black widows?

This spider's bite is much feared because its venom is reported to be 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake's. read more

When threatened, the black widow spider, Latrodectus hesperus, emits an adhesive, viscous web, pulls the strand from its spinnerets with its fourth pair of legs, and spreads its appendages. read more

"Black widow spiders belong to the family Theridiidae, commonly referred to as comb-footed spiders," Sewlal said, adding that comb-footed spiders get their name"because they have a series of stiff short hairs on the last segment of their fourth pair of legs that resemble the teeth of a comb. read more