a black widow bite will instigate priapism. the gift that keeps on giving! until the vessels in your penis burst and it falls off at least. really though, black widows have a reputation a lot worse than they really are. i've kept a couple widow species before. There's some really nifty looking widow spiders. latrodectus pallidus, latrodectus bishopi, and especially latrodectus tredecimguttatus, all have some pretty amazing color patterns. plain old l. hesperus are pretty boring
but i still would have stuck him in a cup and fed him flies. i like pets that can kill shit. the second the weather is permitting i have a breeding group of deathstalker scorpions on hold and ready to come my way.