"The moth was fighting for its life"
Field-notes 9/12
Taken by Marlyn Arce
According to National Geographic :"Black Widow Spiders" the black widow used its fangs and administer digestive enzymes to puncture the month and suck up its inside fluid. The black widows prey are usually flies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers,beetles and caterpillars (though apparently they get moths for dessert.) The YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRnCeg-EWio#! which I recommend deeply to watch, gives the specific information on what the spider does to the moth. It even includes a little extra for the guys to be aware off. (Go females!;]) My reaction on everything was surprised! The way the spider jabbed the moth reminded me of ninjas hitting someones pressure point. Her legs were like chopsticks winding her food together. Her actions and quickness in everything, reminded me of strong, confident women I know of. Sadly the black widow has disappeared and I wasn't able to see more of its unique qualities. Working with what I have I noticed that the spider wasn't dependent on anything or anyone to live. She built her own web, found her own food, killed her prey herself . She knew she had her own duties to fulfil, wasn't waiting for someone tell her "theres a moth go kill it!" She was even responsible for her outcome of the whole process. She left the moth at her web, hidden. I really tried looking for it but didn't find until a few days later.
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| "the moth was on the ground as if it no loner satisfied anything, little did it know that it benefited me" Field-notes 9/17 |
Maybe it was the spiders instincts or maybe she was taught that but we should be responsible for our own duties as she was. We have responsibilities that we can do on our own like this beautiful spider did. It about time we stop coming with up with excuses, its about time we man up about our own actions. Life happens, life goes on. Just be responsible for it because one day, if your not, nobody will.
