Black Widow Comments

Last winter, I found a black widow in the kitchen. I caught it and kept it in a jar for months, feeding it ants and small flies I'd catch. I would stare at it, even using a magnifying glass. About this time last year, I went to look at it inside its web covered receptacle, and it was dead. I had intended to release it outside when the weather was suitable, but held off because I enjoyed looking at it every day. I actually became quite attached and was very upset (I wrote a poem about the experience.) I ended up burying it in my shade garden.