Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Infraorder Araneomorphae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Subphylum Chelicerata Order Araneae Family Theridiidae Genus Widow spiders | |
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Similar Latrodectus renivulvatus, Widow spiders, Latrodectus antheratus, Button spider, Latrodectus corallinus | ||
Latrodectus indistinctus is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae, found in Namibia and South Africa. It is one of six species of Latrodectus found in southern Africa, four of which, including L. indistinctus, are known as black button or black widow spiders. Like all Latrodectus species, L. indistinctus has a neurotoxic venom. It acts on nerve endings, causing the very unpleasant symptoms of latrodectism when humans are bitten.
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