TOKYO, Japan – Japanese police investigating a so-called “Black Widow” who could be behind the deaths of six partners have found traces of cyanide in soil from her pot plants, reports said ...

Black widow silk is so super sticky you can ... Widows also love to live among potted plants. I discovered this in the Moorten Cactarium where they lurk quietly as you reach over to move a pot.

UC Riverside spider expert Rick Vetter says reports of the black widow's demise in Southern California are overblown, but invasive brown widows do seem to be hurting black widow populations.