A Tangled Web

A Tangled Web, widow spider hair-fork A twist on the traditional  A walk through the art: Inspired by widow spiders.  Widows are venomous spiders belonging to the genus Latrodectus, which includes approximately 30 to 35 species found on every continent except Antarctica. While the female's glossy black body and red hourglass marking are iconic, not all widow spiders are black, with some species displaying brown, gray, or red coloration. These spiders prefer quiet, sheltered environments such as woodpiles, barns, sheds, garages, rock crevices, and beneath logs or outdoor furniture. Rather than spinning neat circular webs, black widows weave irregular, tangled webs of exceptionally strong silk close to the ground, where they wait for insects such as flies, beetles, moths, and other spiders to become trapped. Although black widows possess a powerful neurotoxic venom, they are naturally shy and rarely bite unless threatened or accidentally disturbed. Females suspend papery egg sacs within their webs, each containing hundreds of eggs, and the young often disperse by releasing strands of silk that carry them on the wind. Despite their intimidating reputation, black widows are reclusive predators that play an important role in controlling insect populations. About the design: This piece is shorter than a traditional hair fork but was designed this way intentionally to keep the weight in a comfortable range and to make the style more accessible to those with finer textured hair types.  The prongs can safely be adjusted by stretching or squeezing to make them more compatible to your unique hair texture and type.  Materials: Steel and zinc alloy, nickel and lead-free Dimensions: Approx. 6 inches long  Uses: while it is designed to be a hair-fork, it can also be used as a bookmark, plant decor, a shawl pin.