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Black widow A medically significant arachnid Brazilian wandering spider Sac spider Wolf spider Illustration of a black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans) shown from above, with a close-up ventral view highlighting the red hourglass marking on its underside. A scale bar compares its size to 3 centimeters and 1 inch. Brown widow spider Illustration of a red widow spider (Latrodectus bishopi) showing its reddish legs and cephalothorax, with a black abdomen marked by red and white spots. A scale beside the spider indicates its size is about 3 centimeters or 1 inch. A Redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti) with a shiny black body and distinctive red stripe on its rounded abdomen stands on a light tan surface. Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robusta) with a shiny black body and thick legs, shown on rough brown bark in its natural habitat.
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Black widow
Illustration of a black widow spider
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A medically significant arachnid
A brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa) showing the characteristic violin-shaped...
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Brazilian wandering spider
The venomous Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) has a bite...
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Sac spider
Venomous yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum).
Joel Mills
Wolf spider
Resting outside of its burrow, a wolf spider (Lycosa species) awaits prey....
Anthony Bannister—NHPA/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Black widow spider
Illustration of a female southern black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans).
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Brown widow spider
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Red widow spider
Illustration of a red widow spider (Latrodectus bishopi). The spider is...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Patrick O'Neill Riley
Redback
A female redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti), native to Australia.
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Australian funnel-web spider
Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robusta) one of the most deadly venomous...
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