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Why Black Widow Spider Venom Is So Potent
The painful bites and lethal venom of black widow spiders have evolved rapidly over the years, according to a new study that also found common house spiders produce similar toxic compounds. The difference is that female black widows produce ample amounts of highly potent venom to the point that these spiders are even crafting stronger webs to handle ever-bigger prey. The findings were presented at the 2015 annual conference of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology...
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I've only known one person who got a bad bite from this spider. Even morphine could not control her pain.
Wow this is very interesting!