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One of these following facts about the Black Widow should probably give you much information about this dangerous spider. The Black Widow, or also known as the Latrodectus, is a genus of spider in the family Thridiidae. The genus contains 32 recognized species distributed worldwide, including the North American black widows, the button spiders of Africa, and the Australian redback. Individual species vary widely in size, but in most cases the females  Read More ... »