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The black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans) is a venomous arachnid belonging to the Theridiidae family, commonly known as cobweb spiders. Native to North America, females are easily identified by their glossy black bodies and the distinctive red hourglass marking on the underside of their abdomens....
The redback spider (*Latrodectus hasselti*) is a highly venomous arachnid native to Australia and a member of the widow spider family. The female of the species is distinctly marked by a prominent red or orange stripe on the upper side of her black, bulbous abdomen. They typically build irregular, t...
The Brown Widow is a venomous spider native to Africa but now found globally, notable for its neurotoxic venom and the distinctive orange hourglass marking on its dark abdomen.
The Western Black Widow is a highly venomous spider native to western North America, officially classified by arachnologists Ralph V. Chamberlin and Wilton Ivie in 1935.
The Katipo Spider is an endangered, venomous arachnid endemic to New Zealand, first described by Louis Powell in 1870, recognized by its distinctive red stripe.
Endemic to the sandpine scrub habitats of southern Florida, the Red Widow Spider is a distinctly marked arachnid first described by B. J. Kaston in 1938.
Native to the eastern United States, the Northern Black Widow is a venomous spider first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837 with broken red markings.
First described by C. L. Koch in 1841, the Brown Widow Spider is a globally distributed arachnid whose neurotoxic bite is less severe than the black widow's.
