WIDOW SPIDERS PHE 02

WIDOW SPIDERS PHE 02
popular belief that the female eats the male after mating, a phenomenon which

WIDOW SPIDERS PHE 02
The genus

WIDOW SPIDERS PHE 02
Color typically black, abdomen on ventral or underneath side with 2 COLOR SHAPE markings

WIDOW SPIDERS PHE 02
species separation is based primarily on differences in the

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are usually colored and marked quite differently.

WIDOW SPIDERS PHE 02
BROWN WIDOW
brown widow scientific name = L_ g_

WIDOW SPIDERS PHE 02
BROWN WIDOW
abdomen with NUMBER COLOR spots on top

WIDOW SPIDERS PHE 02
BROWN WIDOW
with a COLOR TO COLOR SHAPE hourglass mark on underside

WIDOW SPIDERS PHE 02
spiderlings undergo the BLANK BLANK within the sac.

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These spiders spin an irregular web and hang from it in an inverted or upsidedown position.

WIDOW SPIDERS PHE 02
These spiders spin an irregular web and hang from it in POSITION OR POSITION

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The web is used to

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The female avoids light in sheltered places, and tends to BLANK at night.

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In terms of toxic bites, only the BLANK is of concern.

WIDOW SPIDERS PHE 02
The male’s poison/venom sacs cease development and he

WIDOW SPIDERS PHE 02
The black widow's venom is a

WIDOW SPIDERS PHE 02
bite is not always

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the only reliable evidence of a bite is a slight local

WIDOW SPIDERS PHE 02
BLANK = spiderlings climb to a high point within suitable air currents,
spin silk threads and float out on the breeze like kites.

WIDOW SPIDERS PHE 02
“ballooning” provides for general