User blog comment:Tali's no.1 fan/Favourite Weapons of Mass Effect 2!/@comment-69.144.238.157-20110514185330/@comment-2219564-20110519194612

The Locust isn't black, more gunmetal grey.

Think I prefer the Widow as it is; my nickname for it is "the Widower", but I like the symbolism of "Black Widow", too.

And I believe the most venomous spider in the world is the Brazilian Wandering Spider, though the Black Widow is extremely nasty. And I believe it's one of the first spider names I ever learned. Bit of nostalgia there.