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  2. Latrodectus mactans - Wikipedia

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    Latrodectus mactans, known as southern black widow or simply black widow, and the shoe-button spider, [citation needed] is a venomous species of spider in the genus Latrodectus. The females are well known for their distinctive black and red coloring and for the fact that they will occasionally eat their mates after reproduction.

  3. Latrodectus - Wikipedia

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    Elsewhere, others include the European black widow (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus), the Australian redback spider (Latrodectus hasseltii) and the closely related New Zealand katipō (Latrodectus katipo), several different species in Southern Africa that can be called button spiders, and the South American black-widow spiders (Latrodectus ...

  4. Latrodectus hesperus - Wikipedia

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    Latrodectus hesperus, the western black widow spider or western widow, is a venomous spider species found in western regions of North America. The female's body is 14–16 mm (1/2 in) in length and is black, often with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the lower abdomen. This "hourglass" mark can be red, yellow, and on rare occasions, white.

  5. The 10 Most Common House Spiders to Look Out For, According ...

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    The Most Common House Spiders to Know CBCK-Christine - Getty Images. ... Intense pain, muscle stiffness, possible nausea, and vomiting are the telltale signs of a black widow spider bite, and ...

  6. Redback spider - Wikipedia

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    The redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti), also known as the Australian black widow, [2] [3] [4] is a species of highly venomous spider believed to originate in Australia but now, Southeast Asia and New Zealand, it has also been found in packing crates in the United States with colonies elsewhere outside Australia. [5]

  7. As more black widow spiders start to appear, here’s how to ...

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    The black widow spider usually hangs in its web in an upside down position. “If you happen to be messing around in an old shed somewhere and you put your hand somewhere and you touch some silk ...

  8. How to Safely Remove Poisonous Black Widow Spiders From ... - AOL

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    How to Identify a Black Widow Spider There's probably a specific image that comes to mind when you picture a black widow spider: A large, shiny, black spider with a red hourglass on its belly.

  9. Latrodectus mirabilis - Wikipedia

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    Latrodectus mirabilis, sometimes (but rarely) known as black widow is a spider species that is native to most of South America in the genus Latrodectus of the family Theridiidae. Description [ edit ]