Rite and Ritual

Pennsylvania’s Poisonous Wild Pt. 4: Black Widow

Posted on November 5th, 2008 in future reference biology, black widow, future reference, horror, poison, spiders, wild

There are also Black Widow’s in this state. The black widow of PA is the Latrodectus variolus, and thus its venom causes  latrodectism – muscle pains and very powerful muscle spasming and cramping, first localized and then all over once the venom hits the bloodstream. Although the venom is more potent than many other animals, [...]