BLACK WIDOW SPIDERBy Reagan, Connor and Cameron

Animal Description

They have a shiny black bodyThey have eight legsThey have marks on their backsThey grow to be about 1cm long not

including their legs

Where I Live

North America

World Map

What I Eat

The black widow spider eats beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other spiders that they catch in their strong webs

Interesting Fact #1

Black Widows will lay up to 400 eggs at a time

Interesting Fact #2

The tips of the black widow’s legs are coated with an oily stuff that stops them getting caught in their own web.

Interesting Fact #3

The Black Widow spider is the most poisonous spider in North America

Pictures

Pictures

Reference List

National Geographic kids

http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/spiders/facts-blackwidow.htm