Latrodectus hesperus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the latrodectus hesperus lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Latrodectus hesperus
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Theridiidae

Where does the latrodectus hesperus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the latrodectus hesperus in 3 countries and territories across North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Texas.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the latrodectus hesperus?

The latrodectus hesperus (Latrodectus hesperus) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Theridiidae, genus Latrodectus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the latrodectus hesperus

Latrodectus hesperus, the western black widow spider or western widow, is a venomous spider species found in western regions of North America. The female's body is 14–16 mm (1/2 in) in length and is black, often with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the lower abdomen. This "hourglass" mark can be red, yellow, and on rare occasions, white. The male of the species is around half this length, and generally a beige color with lighter striping on the abdomen. The population was previously described as a subspecies of Latrodectus mactans, and it is closely related to the northern species Latrodectus variolus. The species, as with others of the genus, build irregular or tangled webs. Unlike the spiral webs or the funnel-shaped webs of some other spiders, the strands of a Latrodectus' web have no obvious overall organization.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Latrodectus hesperus (revision 1374240688), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q113414 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).