The prospect of super-strength military body armor inspired by silk from deadly black widow spiders has moved a step closer after research revealed by a US university picked by neilharvey 2 years ago

Changes in the UK climate mean that winters once cold enough to kill off exotic spiders are now mild enough for them to survive.

Black Widow based scare-mongering from the Telegraph in the link.

Slightly more sombre reporting from The BBC, but they do have a video picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

One of the not-so-great joys of my new trailer is that it came with an infestation of black widow spiders. We would open the galley, and there one would be: black, and shiny, with horribly pointy legs and a big, fat abdomen. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

A 62-year-old woman known as the "Black Widow" is being held in a North Carolina jail on $1.5 million bond for relatively petty charges, while police race to unravel a web of mysteries — including the deaths of her two husbands and a female "best friend" — before time runs out and "she's outta here." picked by suebe 3 years ago

This Black Google Portal is easier on your eyes and saves energy. All search results are displayed on google.com with a black background and light text. picked by plimytheelder 3 years ago

A man who said a poisonous spider bite compelled him to rape a woman 10 years ago has been sentenced to eight years in jail. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Ok - it crashed my firefox and took forever to load in IE, but it was worth all the trouble as you see new footage not shown in the trailer released in the US...to include some SERIOUS VENOM FOOTAGE!!! picked by icepigs 3 years ago

A Brazilian spider delivers more than a painful bite that sends most victims to the hospital. Its venom stimulates an hours-long erection. picked by squirmster 3 years ago

Right now, the colour black, or “Kuro” in Japanese, is surprisingly enjoying widespread popularity in Japan. A trend so strong that we could even find an oh-so-hip black toilet paper. picked by muppet 2 years ago

A Humane Society in Idaho has banned adoptions of black cats, fearing they might be mistreated, or worse, on Halloween. picked by Caremel 3 years ago

Black Widow Spider silk, that is. picked by Skippii 2 years ago

The Cyclosa mulmeinensis spider of Taiwan creates life sized decoys of itself to confuse predators and escape from being attacked. The clones were made out of leftover meals and egg sacs and were similar in size and color to the original spider.
The spider may be the first example of an animal building a life-size replica of its own body. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

The Black Keys are a blues band out of Akron, OH who have a distinctly gritty sound that is refreshing in todays over-produced industry. picked by donteatpoop 3 years ago

You have probably seen the grey, no doubt you have heard of or read about the red. But have you ever heard of a black squirriel? The subgroup is on the rise. If an animal was a meme, this would probably be it. A real one, that is. The Black Squirrel, coming to a back garden near you soon(ish)…. and it may have dandruff. picked by bingo 6 months ago

The world's deadliest spider found in a Tulsa grocery store. An employee at Whole Foods Market at 1401 East 41st Street found a Brazilian Wandering Spider wandering around in their produce section. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

One of what may be the first-known population of vegetarian spiders. The herbivores live on acacia trees in Mexico and steal leafy snacks, such as the tree nubbin this spider holds, from their ant neighbors. picked by aFROMoshi 1 year ago

A native of China and one of the oldest medicinal herbs, camellia sinensis is a tall evergreen shrub that blooms with white followers that resemble dogwood roses. This is the shrub that started the legend of tea in 2737 B.C. when the fresh leaves fell into the boiling water of Chinese Emperor Shen Nung, the father of Chinese medicine. Today, there are more than three thousand species of the shrub ... read full post picked by TeaAvenue 2 years ago

Researchers from Duke University and the University of Cambridge think there is a way to determine whether some black holes are not actually black. Finding such an unmasked form of what physicists term a singularity "would shock the foundation of general relativity." picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Tobey Maguire - Spider-Man - has said Spider-Man 3 will be his last appearance as the superhero. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

There is a giant black hole at the centre of our galaxy, a study has confirmed.

The black hole is four million times heavier than our Sun, according to the paper in The Astrophysical Journal. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago