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There is a Black Widow among the remaining Survivors, according to the CBS website (pardon the pun).  It makes me wonder, who among the 8 players is portraying the 8-legged predator (there’s a coincidence to satisfy the Oliver Stone in you!)?  I decided to do some research on black widow spiders to see if I could get an idea.  Here’s what I found out: 

Only the female Black Widow is dangerous to humans; males and juveniles are harmless.

Wait a minute–only the females are dangerous?  Males and juveniles aren’t?  After Joel, Mikey B and Ozzy were blindsided by the women in the game, I had absolutely no idea!  So you can eliminate James, Erik and Jason from the list of suspects.  One other question-males and juveniles?  Aren’t these two synonymous with each other? 

Female black widow spiders occasionally mate with a male victim before killing and eating them.

Let’s see-Parvati and James have been flirting since day one, and the way Parvati has been playing the game I wouldn’t put it past her to betray him.  If she does, however, James would get one heck of a consolation prize before the tribe speaks!    

Black Widow is considered the most venomous spider in North America.

This clearly would be Cirie.  I can see a really cutthroat side to her that I never saw in Panama.  If there is one person pulling the strings on Dabu beach, it’s her.  That probably means, of course, that she’s the next to be blindsided right out of the game.

Black Widow spiders are not usually deadly, especially to adults, because they inject only a small amount of venom. Bites can range from mild to quite painful.

This clue leads me to suspect Natalie.  Yeah, she’s scheming along with the rest of the group but she’s been more of a role player than a power player.  Her votes could range from mild to quite painful, but she’s not deadly.

The female Black Widow hangs belly upward and rarely leaves the web.

There are no nets to speak of on Dabu beach, but Alexis has been lying on her back and rarely leaving the shelter lately, so maybe this is a clue that she’s the black widow.

The Black Widow is also called the “hourglass” spider.

Well, Amanda is the beauty pageant contestant, and I’m sure Ozzy can vouch for her figure.  After her man was unceremoniously ousted, she may well be working on a blindside of her own (read: Parvati and Cirie).

So who do you think is the black widow?  Who will get blindsided this week?  Tune in again Friday for a recap of this week’s episode!  May the tribe speak clearly to you!