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| # A species of [[venomous]] [[spider]]. The bite is painful to humans and occasionally fatal. The females are marked by a red [[hourglass]] shape on the [[abdomen]]. | # A species of [[venomous]] [[spider]]. The bite is painful to humans and occasionally fatal. The females are marked by a red [[hourglass]] shape on the [[abdomen]]. | ||
| # A [[Marriage|married]] [[woman]] that has [[murder]]ed one or more of their [[husband]]s. | # A [[Marriage|married]] [[woman]] that has [[murder]]ed one or more of their [[husband]]s. | ||
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| '''Black widow''' is a common name of some spiders in the genus ''[[anamalia]]'' listed below, who are reputed to kill male spiders after mating. | '''Black widow''' is a common name of some spiders in the genus ''[[anamalia]]'' listed below, who are reputed to kill male spiders after mating. | ||
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| * [[Betty Neumar]] (1931–2011), dubbed "Black Widow" or "Black Widow Granny", accused of murdering one of her husbands | * [[Betty Neumar]] (1931–2011), dubbed "Black Widow" or "Black Widow Granny", accused of murdering one of her husbands | ||
| * [[Griselda Blanco]] (1943-2012), Colombian drug trafficker, known as "The Black Widow" due to her ordering or committing the murders of three ex-husbands | * [[Griselda Blanco]] (1943-2012), Colombian drug trafficker, known as "The Black Widow" due to her ordering or committing the murders of three ex-husbands | ||
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| - | ===Politics=== | ||
| - | * [[Shahidka]], female Chechen suicide bombers | ||
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| - | ===Sports people=== | ||
| - | * [[Jeanette Lee (pool player)]] (born 1971), so-called because of her fondness for wearing black | ||
| - | * [[Sonya Thomas]] (born 1969), top-ranked competitive eater | ||
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| - | ===Other=== | ||
| - | * [[Florentine Rost van Tonningen]], nicknamed ''Zwarte weduwe'' (Black Widow) | ||
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| - | ==Fictional characters== | ||
| - | * Natasha Kerensky, a [[List of BattleTech characters#Natasha Kerensky|BattleTech character]] also known as "The Black Widow" | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow (Marvel Comics)]], the name of four distinct characters, including: | ||
| - | ** [[Black Widow (Claire Voyant)]], from the Golden Age of Comic Books | ||
| - | ** [[Black Widow (Natalia Romanova)]], from the Silver Age | ||
| - | ** [[Black Widow (Yelena Belova)]], from the Modern Age | ||
| - | * The Black Widow, a [[Batman (TV series)|''Batman'' (TV series)]] villain played by Tallulah Bankhead | ||
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| - | ==Film and television== | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow (1954 film)|''Black Widow'' (1954 film)]], starring Ginger Rogers and Gene Tierney | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow (1987 film)|''Black Widow'' (1987 film)]], featuring Debra Winger and Theresa Russell | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow (2005 film)|''Black Widow'' (2005 film)]], a Canadian film starring Sarah Slean | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow (2007 film)|''Black Widow'' (2007 film)]], with Elizabeth Berkley and Alicia Coppola | ||
| - | * [[The Black Widow (serial)|''The Black Widow'' (serial)]], a 1947 movie serial starring Bruce Edwards | ||
| - | * [[The Black Widow (1951 film)|''The Black Widow'' (1951 film)]], a British film starring Christine Norden | ||
| - | * "[[List of Boston Legal episodes#Season 2: 2005–2006|The Black Widow]]", an episode of ''Boston Legal'' | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow Productions]], a pornographic film studio | ||
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| - | ==Gaming== | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow (arcade game)|''Black Widow'' (arcade game)]], a 1982 Atari arcade game | ||
| - | * Black Widow, a character from the ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters]]'' series of games by Capcom | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow Games]], a computer games developer | ||
| - | * A character from the children game Poptropica. | ||
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| - | ==Military== | ||
| - | * [[Northrop P-61 Black Widow]], a World War II aircraft | ||
| - | * [[Northrop YF-23]] Black Widow II, a prototype fighter aircraft | ||
| - | * Black Widow, ex-Russian [[Soviet submarine B-39]] | ||
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| - | ==Music== | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow (album)|''Black Widow'' (album)]], by British rock band Black Widow | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow (Lalo Schifrin album)|''Black Widow'' (Lalo Schifrin album)]] | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow (band)]], a British rock band | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow (opera)|''Black Widow'' (opera)]], by Thomas Pasatieri | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow Records]], an Italian label | ||
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| - | ===Songs=== | ||
| - | * "Black Widow", by American metal band Black Tide on the album ''[[Light from Above]]'' | ||
| - | * "Black Widow", by American metal band Mötley Crüe on the compilation ''[[Red, White & Crüe]]'' | ||
| - | * "Black Widow", by Finnish metal band Children of Bodom on the album ''[[Hatebreeder]]'' | ||
| - | * "Black Widow", by German metal band U.D.O. on the album ''[[Animal House (U.D.O. album)|Animal House]]'' | ||
| - | * "Black Widow", by Dolores O'Riordan on the album ''[[Are You Listening? (Dolores O'Riordan album)|Are You Listening?]]'' | ||
| - | * "Black Widow", by Lita Ford on the album ''[[Dangerous Curves (album)|Dangerous Curves]]'' | ||
| - | * "Black Widow", by Michelle Shocked on the album ''[[Short Sharp Shocked]]'' | ||
| - | * "Black Widows", by Grave Digger on the album ''[[The Last Supper (Grave Digger album)]]'' | ||
| - | * "The Black Widow", by Alice Cooper on the album ''[[Welcome to My Nightmare]]'' | ||
| - | * Black Widow" by Jefferson Starship from "Winds of Change" album | ||
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| - | ==Other plants and animals== | ||
| - | * [[Black tetra]], also known as black widow tetra, a freshwater fish | ||
| - | * Black widow (''[[Stygnobrotula latebricola]]''), a species of [[Brotula]] and an ocean fish | ||
| - | * Black widow, the herbaceous plant species ''[[Geranium phaeum]]'' | ||
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| - | ==Other uses== | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow Pulsar]], a star | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow (ride)|Black Widow]], an amusement ride at Kennywood | ||
| - | * Black Widow, a roller coaster at [[Six Flags New England]] | ||
| - | * ''Black Widow: A Novel'', a 1981 novel by [[Christina Crawford]] | ||
| - | * [[Black Widow (paint mix)]], paint mix for projection screen | ||
| - | * [http://softbytelabs.com/en/BlackWidow/ BlackWidow], a website scanner by SoftByte Labs | ||
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| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | * [[Black Widower (disambiguation)]] | ||
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Black widow is a common name of some spiders in the genus anamalia listed below, who are reputed to kill male spiders after mating. Black Widow may refer to:
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North American spiders
- Latrodectus mactans, the Southern black widow
- Latrodectus hesperus, the Western black widow
- Latrodectus variolus, the Northern black widow
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People
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Killers
- Black Widows of Liverpool (died 1884), two people hanged for murder in 1884
- Stacey Castor (born 1967), convicted murderer
- Lynn Turner (murderer) (1968–2010), convicted murderer
- The Black Widow Murders, murders committed by two elderly women in Los Angeles
- Betty Neumar (1931–2011), dubbed "Black Widow" or "Black Widow Granny", accused of murdering one of her husbands
- Griselda Blanco (1943-2012), Colombian drug trafficker, known as "The Black Widow" due to her ordering or committing the murders of three ex-husbands
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See also
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