Name

Latrodectus

black widow

Framing

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Chelicerata

Class: Arachnida

Order: Araneae

Suborder: Araneomorpha

Family: Theridiidae

Genus: Latrodectus

Habitat

Terrestrial, builds its web in bushes or rocks

Feeding

Carnivore (epigean arthropods, sometimes small vertebrates)

Distribution

Present on all continents

Conservation status

Not evaluated

Additional information

Spider with labidognathic chelicerae. They make irregular fabrics of threads intertwined in three dimensions. Very poisonous.