Abaddon
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You're...you're not serious, are you? That's actually the primary function of spider venom. Of course, most organisms die from the neurotoxin (key word, there), but there's an advantage to keeping prey alive and paralyzed: they can be, "stored," for later consumption.
Chances are, however, the guy died from the venomous bite. You see, humans generally only die from black widow bites due to some extreme reaction. The usual reaction is nausea, and severe flu-like and neurological symptoms. You almost need to have an allergy to actually die from the bite, unless you delay medical attention.
This guy had one of those severe reactions, and likely died directly from the bite itself.
I was thinking of human "prey" when I posted that. A spider bite isn't likely to paralyze anyone. And it's rare that anyone would die from one, let alone a black widow spider bite. The guy would have felt numerous symptoms before it got serious.



It was definetly a slow death!!!
