https://www.pitara.com/tags/black-widow/Recent content in Black Widow on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/living-world-for-kids/does-the-black-widow-spider-kill-her-mate/Tue, 06 Jun 2000 06:08:59 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/living-world-for-kids/does-the-black-widow-spider-kill-her-mate/<p>Largest of the cobweb weavers, the black widow or Latrodectus Mactans is a poisonous spider. They get their ignoble name because the females commonly eat their mates after mating (as is common among spiders) and hence are often widows. They comprise about six species and inhabit warmer regions of the world.</p> <p>Shiny black in colour with a reddish hourglass shape on the underside of her spherical abdomen, the female black widow is about one inch long. The male is about half her size and may have a pair of reddish stripes on the side of his abdomen.</p>