Black Widow = Dead Black Widow

So today I came home, noticed the neighbors trash cans were out so I rolled mine to the sidewalk. Upon returning to the garage I noticed A HUGE BLACK WIDOW. Thinking that looking it up on wikipedia would be cool wasnt. Now I'm more paranoid.

Wikipedia:

Although their venom is extremely potent, (15 times more potent than that of the rattlesnakes; it is also reported to be much more potent than the venom of cobras and coral snakes), these spiders are not especially large...Deaths in healthy adults from Latrodectus bites are relatively rare in terms of the number of bites per thousand people. Only 63 deaths were reported in the United States between 1950 and 1990. On the other hand, the geographical range of the widow spiders is very great.

More potent than snakes???? I hate snakes!!!!

Fearing my life was in danger, I decided not to let it live. I also thought, hey...this would be a great time to try flickr's video feature. I shot it full of ant spray. A few sprays in I panicked when it ran for a crack and forgot I was filming. HAHAHA. I wanted to know for sure it was dead, otherwise I'd be staying at a hotel tonight.





Now that it was dead, I felt comfortable taking a real closeup.



This is what it looked like after mr. spider met the bottom of my shoe. I had to know it was dead, not just playing possum.



Then as I was uploading the pics and vid to flickr, I decided to tell Rory about it, big mistake.

(6:21:35 PM) jonathan: yo
(6:24:23 PM) rory: yo, what up?
(6:24:29 PM) jonathan: just killed a black widow in my garage
(6:24:56 PM) rory: ooo, nice
(6:25:03 PM) jonathan: not nice
(6:25:03 PM) rory: was it abiggin'?
(6:25:25 PM) jonathan: i dunno
(6:25:25 PM) rory: make sure you get the eggs!!!
(6:25:37 PM) jonathan: shit, didnt see any
(6:25:46 PM) jonathan: thanks, i can sleep well now
(6:25:52 PM) rory: haha
(6:26:28 PM) rory: don't worry, it won't get you while you are sleeping, it will hide out in your shoes and get you tomorrow morning
(6:26:38 PM)rory: hahaha
(6:27:07 PM) jonathan: what happeded to the "warn" feature of aol im, i miss that :)
(6:27:20 PM) rory: ha
(6:28:31 PM) jonathan: ill need you to brew me up some antivenom
(6:28:37 PM) jonathan: stat
(6:28:47 PM) rory: ha, yea

I'm glad Rory made me feel nice and comfortable and worry free.