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Black Widow Spiders

By Claire McDougall. Black Widow Spiders. Habitat. Black widows live in more areas of North America than other poisonous spiders. Their shelter is dark places, such as basements and caves. Their skin is black to blend in with the dark. Appearance. Black widows are in the class: Arachnids.

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Black Widow Spiders

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  1. By Claire McDougall Black Widow Spiders

  2. Habitat • Black widows live in more areas of North America than other poisonous spiders. • Their shelter is dark places, such as basements and caves. • Their skin is black to blend in with the dark.

  3. Appearance • Black widows are in the class: Arachnids. • They are 1-1/2 4 cm long. • They are all black with a small red hourglass.

  4. Food • Black widows don’t hunt for food. • They hide behind their web to wait for their food. • Then they run to the insect and eat it. • They eat when they feel vibration from their web on to their legs.

  5. Young • The baby is called a spiderling. • Black widows can have hundreds of babies. • They hatch after about twenty days.

  6. Enemies • The two enemies are people and mud dauber wasps. • They bite people but I don’t know if they can get away from the mud dauber wasps. • A mud dauber wasp paralyzes the spider then feeds the spider to it’s babies!

  7. Communication and Relatives • All spiders communicate through vibration such as hearing a vibration near their web! • This spider is called the red legged widow and is a relative of black widows.

  8. Interesting Facts • Did you know sometimes the female may eat the male because she is color blind? • They would not be a good pet because of their poisonous bite!

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