My house in Florida was infested with Black Widows. Their webs are so much stronger than most other species of spider, you can surely tell when you walk through a black widow webline versus just some other spider’s webline. Makes you run around the yard wiggling like a little girl, just imagining that black widow looking for the pinkest part of you. Blech. Still… so fucking cool.

My friend got bitten on the base of the spine by a black widow. He had to crawl on his stomach to the house, with his legs numb and non-functioning and whatnot. He had to get spinals for weeks, I believe. Could have been months. I’ve seen spider bites that cause necrosis of the skin. Not pretty at all.

I’m not too good at dealing with spiders. I have slight arachnophobia, but am still fascinated by them. They’re so damn cool!