America’s Most Feared Spider Is NOT What You Think

America's most feared spider is NOT what you think. Follow a southern black widow through her entire life: born in a silk sac with 250 cannibal siblings, flying away on a single thread, building a spring-loaded trap, and finally facing the night her name is put to the test. Along the way, real science busts three of the biggest black widow myths. CHAPTERS 00:00 Almost everything you know is wrong 00:38 Meet the southern black widow 01:28 The silk room 02:36 Flying without wings 03:57 The spring trap 05:21 The hourglass: is she deadly? 07:03 The widow's name 08:36 The ending is the beginning New animal life stories on The Life of. Subscribe so you don't miss the next one. SOURCES UF/IFAS Extension, "Widow Spiders" (EDIS IN1000): https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/... Animal Diversity Web, Latrodectus mactans: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/... UWM Field Station, "Speed-dating the Spiders: Black Widows": https://uwm.edu/field-station/bug-of-... Burke Museum, "Myth: Black widows eat their mates": https://www.burkemuseum.org/blog/myth... If you are bitten by a spider and feel unwell, contact a doctor or Poison Control. #feed #blackwidow