Tags: Arachnid.

Latrodectus variolus the Northern black widow spider or Northern widow is a venomous spider species of the Latrodectus genus in the Theridiidae family. The population is closely related to the Southern Black Widow Latrodectus mactans and the Western Black Widow Latrodectus hesperus of the genus.It is a common find in Middle Atlantic States (New Jersey Delaware Maryland). During the April–May mating season it can travel northbound along the coast to as far as Massachusetts.

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binomial authority
Charles Athanase Walckenaer
class
Arachnid
family
Theridiidae
genus
Latrodectus
kingdom
Animal
order
Spider
phylum
Arthropod

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