Nevertheless, the team believes these engineered antibody candidates could aid in developing effective human-derived antivenom against Latrodectus species, weaving a new web of hope for black widow ...

Mulford Laboratories expanded into the spider bite business in 1936, when they produced an antivenom against Latrodectus mactans—the black widow spider. In the past few years, snakebite antivenom has ...

The only antivenom uses potentially harmful horse proteins, making it a last resort. The black widow's bite is rarely deadly for healthy adults. Hours 12-24: Pain and symptoms begin to subside.