A female black widow spider,Latrodectus mactans,on her web. The black widow is a member of the family Theridiidae. It is one of the few spiders really dangerous to humans; its poison glands produce a nerve poison,making the bite of a female extremely painful and sometimes fatal. Females are much larger than the male of the species; the abdomen of this female is 11mm across | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Fleming, Vaughan |
Taille de l’image : | 3472 px × 2217 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |