Venom is any of a variety of toxins used by certain types of animals, for the purpose of defense and hunting. Generally, venom is injected while poisons are absorbed by ingestion or through the skin. The animals most widely known to use venom are snakes, some species of which inject venom into their prey through hollow fangs; spiders and centipedes, which also inject venom through fangs; scorpions and stinging insects,...
The main active component of Widow spider venom is "Latrotoxin" (named after the genus of widow spiders, "Latrodectus".....) Latrotoxin is a neurotoxin; it stimulates nerve cells to release large amounts...