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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. How to rid your home of spiders, according to a pest pro - AOL

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    In rare cases, black widow spider bites can be fatal.” Brown recluse spiders Fredericks says these spiders are light to dark brown, with a characteristic dark brown, violin-shaped marking on ...

  4. Latrodectus - Wikipedia

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    The eye arrangement of spiders in the genus Latrodectus. Female widow spiders are typically dark brown or a shiny black in colour when they are full grown, usually exhibiting a red or orange hourglass on the ventral surface (underside) of the abdomen; some may have a pair of red spots or have no marking at all.

  5. 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.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Black Widow spiders are rarely deadly and have a bad rap ...

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    Despite the estimated 2,200 Black Widow bites annually in the nation, only one known death has occurred since 1983. | Letters to the Editor ... Black Widow spiders are rarely deadly and have a bad ...

  8. 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 ]

  9. 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 ...