Latrodectus mactans
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latrodectus-mactans-188-18141580
title:
Latrodectus mactans
text:
Latrodectus mactans, known as southern black widow or simply black widow, and the shoe-button spider, 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. The species is native to North America. The venom can cause pain and other symptoms, but is rarely fatal to healthy humans.
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of spider
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus_mactans
date created:
2003-05-12T06:46:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T02:37:02Z
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