Latrodectus bishopi
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| Latrodectus bishopi (Fabricius, 1775) |
Latrodectus bishopi is the scientific name for the red widow spider, which is found only in select parts of Florida, where it lives underneath palmetto leaves, primarily in sand pine scrub, a type of vegetation found only in peninsular Florida. The red widow has a red-orange cephalothorax, and its abdomen is black with yellow rings outlining the rows of red spots. On its underside, it does not have the familiar hourglass marking, but a small red bar. It is believed to be venomous like the other widow spiders, though no bites by this spider are recorded in the medical literature, and unlike cosmopolitan species such as the black and brown widows, it seldom comes into contact with humans.
The red widow spider is a threatened species.
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