Widow bite: Worst case scenario for a healthy male

Read this. It is a worst case scenario of a healthy man being bitten by a black widow. It basically shut him down for days. I can easily see someone very young, very old or sick dying from this.

https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/20...ed_a_blac.html

My daughter's significant other is a tough guy. Worked as a blacksmith and now does demolition. Lifts weights and runs. Covered with little burns because welding sparks don't bother him. He got bit by one on the job and spent the next two days in bed with severe cramps and fever.

Yet, if you don't harass or squeeze them, you can let them run all over your hand and they won't bother you a bit.

If I see one where someone or something is likely to come in contact, it is a dead spider. Otherwise, I let it be.

OTOH, these guys (cellar spiders) are harmless to people and will hunt down and kill widows. I like to keep them around as pest control.

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Widow bite: Worst case scenario for a healthy male