That they’re black, and they hang out in dark corners in dark places.
That’s Lolth, my Northern Black Widow (Latrodectus variolus). She grew very rapidly and is now blimped up to a gigantic size. She (definitely a she at this point) desperately needs to get laid because, well, look at her.
I’ll probably go shopping for a male in the spring.
Rather presumptuous to assume she’d want a male, let alone whatever random male you bring home for her. ;)
Hey, that’s a Redback isn’t it? In Australia, anyway.
You forgot to add “am I right, fellas?”
Black widows in Oregon is proof that global warming is real. They didn’t used to live this far north. That’s something that changed in my lifetime. Am I suggesting that you can measure global warming by counting deadly spiders? No I saying that we must measure global warming by the territory of deadly spiders.
Quite beautiful, immaculate even. You could almost say she looks groomed…
… and if you can procure a suitable date for her, and all goes in her favor, she’ll be dated, mated, and sated.
@2– Redback spiders are in the same genus as black widows.
@6 Yes, I know that – wondering about the specific example shown here. I hadn’t realised there were more than one species with red backs.
Must have been snacking on all those drow worshipping her.
Yeah, just can’t do it, and don’t feel I should have to. Guess I’ll just follow on Mastodon, which at least blocks potentially upsetting images. So long, and thanks for all the fish.
I had a Black Widow living in a stump in my front yard near Georgian Bay in Ontario Canada.
One night I watched her roll an empty egg sac out of the lair like a big beach ball.
I estimate she produced three of them and unleashed a hundred or so offspring into the county.
I also saw a few dozen of them one day on top of the stump with their ‘lines’, trying to be taken away by the wind.
(shudder) sorry PZ , I still hate spiders even though I find them fascinating. But I find living organisms fascinating anyway🤷🏾♀️