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No, not as a descriptive physical attribute. Black Widows are of the "Web-Family" of Spiders. Meaning they spin a sticky silk web to catch their prey. They are not built to scurry along solid environments and "jump" after their prey. "Jumping" spiders live on the land, in trees, under rocks, etc. They will often have hairy bodies. Larger and stronger, with longer legs just made for jumping. And will. But almost always, they are after food. Not you.

It's a good thing for us that Black Widow are not natural jumpers, but prefer to be left alone in a tangle of webbing. Only the female, with the red hourglass, is venomous. The non-poisonous males are often eaten by the females after mating. Hence the name, "Black Widow."

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