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Latrodectus Hesperus, the scientific name for the Western Black Widow spider, can be broken down into its three roots:

Latro- is from Latin and means "servant" or "robber."

-dectus is from Greek and means "biting."

Hesperus is from Latin and means "western."

So the scientific classification name of the Latrodectus Hesperus (Western Black Widow means literally):

Western Biting Robber

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