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The Black Widow spider got its name because the female eats her mate following mating.
Though this does not always happen, people believed it did and therefore gave the spider its title.
The female usually kills the male after mating.
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What is the name of the spider that is small black and has a skull on its back?
black widow
What is the genus of latrodectus?
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What is the phylum of a black widow?
The phylum of a black widow spider is Arthropoda.
What is the diet of a Black Widow Spider?
The Black Widow's diet is carnivores
What black spider has a red back and thick fuzzy legs legs?
A black spider with a red back and thick fuzzy legs is commonly called a jumping spider. The formal name is Phiddipus audax.
What is the black widow's scientific name?
The Black Widow spider's scientific name is Latrodectus Hesperus. That means western Black Widow spider.
Does a black widow spider migrate?
Yes black widow spiders migrate to various different places. The scientific name of the black widow spider is Latrodectus mactans.
Class name for the black widow spider?
Arachnida
What is a black widow spider's babies called?
An immature black widow spider can be called a "spiderling."
What is the name of the spider that is small black and has a skull on its back?
black widow
Where is black widow's door?
the black widow is a type of spider, and spider webs dont have doors
What is the genus of latrodectus?
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What is the phylum of a black widow?
The phylum of a black widow spider is Arthropoda.
What is the diet of a Black Widow Spider?
The Black Widow's diet is carnivores
What is the scientific name of a phylum of a black widow spider?
They are arthropods, phylum Arthropoda.
What black spider has a red back and thick fuzzy legs legs?
A black spider with a red back and thick fuzzy legs is commonly called a jumping spider. The formal name is Phiddipus audax.
What type of spider has a red thorax and black head and body?
A black widow. This spider is only a black widow if the entire spider is black, with a round-ball looking back-body, female variety if there is a red hourglass shape marking on the underside of the spider. From the top black widows are completely black.
