You should not fear spiders thanks to their poison. Of all the spiders in (1)______ North America, only one kind is really dangerous and most would not bite if they were handled. They much prefer to run away or dropping to the ground (2)______ on a thread of silk. Even so, when a spider runs directly toward a person, it gives impression that it is about to attack. Actually, it cannot see the person (3)______ on its way. The spider is too short-sighted to see things at the distance. It (4)______ only wanted to go where it won’ t be disturbed. In America one kind of spider (5)______ is responsible for the frightened reputation of the rest. It is the Black Widow. (6)______ Such called because the female, which is larger than the male, often eats her (7)______ husband after making love. The Black Widow is found in all states or is most (8)______ common in the south and the west. She constructs a loose, irregular web under a pile of ruin or near the foundations of buildings where she is seldom (9)______ disturbed. She is not an attacking spider and many people have proven this by letting her to crawl over their hands. When she bites, it is usually in self- (10)______ defense. In spite of the stories you may have had heard, it is rare for a person to be bitten by a Black Widow and even more unusual for the bite to prove fatal But remember that her poison is powerful and even though she is shy, she should be respected.