While the black widow males are much smaller than the females, this was large for a male… — @carnivorousplantsjourney

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@carnivorousplantsjourney's TikTok video "While the black widow males are much smaller than the females, this was large for a male spider of the species. And even though it wasn't black like the typical spider one thinks of when you hear "black widow" I promise you that is exactly what it was. It is usually only the females that turn that pure black with exception for the distinct red hour glass on the bottom of the abdomen. But even the females take multiple times of shedding of their exoskeleton before they aquire that full black color. The venus fly trap after successfully capturing the prey quickly clamps down with both sides of the trap in an attempt to make an air tight seal. Then the trap will fill up with digestive fluids that will melt the spiders soft tissue into a liquid. The liquid is then absorbed by the inside of the trap as food for the plant 🫠🫠🫠" has 11,773 views, 406 likes, 8 comments, 2 shares in the public metrics captured by this index. That is an engagement rate of 3.53% (likes, comments and shares over views). It was posted 5 days ago and runs 46 seconds. It has been saved 15 times.

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It was posted on 2026-10-20, 5 days ago.

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