This video is about an hour and 20 minutes long, but the time flew by watching it. You can learn all about the black widow here, it’s worth the time.
Pharyngula
Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
This video is about an hour and 20 minutes long, but the time flew by watching it. You can learn all about the black widow here, it’s worth the time.
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That alpha-latrotoxin is amazing stuff. It must have been intelligently designed by a creator who wants to kill us.
I live in Pasadena, California. I took my kids on a tour nearby many years ago to a noted entomologist’s house, where he kept several black widows uncaged in a few corners of his place. When I asked why, he answered that the feeds them regularly, so they have no need to roam about. My wife freaked out.
@ ^ weylguy : A noted entomologist? Not a noted arachnologist? Those are generally rather antithetical classes of criutter aren’t they given the arachnids usually prey on the insectoida? Ofc some insects also prey on arachnids as well.
Do arachnologists and entomolohists get along or is there a rivalry and clash between them?
StevoR @ 3
The entomologists attack with their stingers while the arachnologists express their displeasure with their jaws/palps.
What’s not to love. The name alone tells you this would be a beloved Disney character. Watch out, Mickey.