Black Widow Spider

Looks so tiny and hrmless.the name "black widow spider" itself makes it notorious as most humans consider them highly venemous.

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/...
Here is a link I found.
These can affect the nervous system.
But it is only adult females which have these markings!
I guess it is good to practice caution in general and not always go by the markings!

I never seen them yet Emma, even sometimes of my life were base in the forest. Maybe its not common in Philippine forest. They are really venomous! good idea to take them more serious this time.

Thank you Yasser! Wow, I am speechless, been waiting for this mo....sweet! What you have here is an american black widow(Latrodectus mactans) with a venom powerful enough to kill a person(although medicines can now prevent this happening). This shy spider hide away if disturbed, but like to live near people. of the main ingredients in their venom,one knocks out insects and paralyses mammals and birds by destroying their nervous systems.

I've always been fascinated with them. When I was 7 I caught a large one and put it in glass jar so I could take it to show-and-tell. My teacher didn't appreciate it at all and proceeded to scold me in front of the class, haha! I took it home and stared at it for a few hours then released it in my backyard. I think I've been hooked ever since :)

They say the cold winters keep these out of Vermont. I think they are actually beautiful, in their own way, but any time i reach into a wood pile i am glad they aren't here too.

Unfortunately, the photo is blurry, but you can still make out the red hour glass.