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Red Widow Spider

Arachnids

The red widow spider is a species of spider endemic to the Florida scrub habitat of central and southern Florida. It lives primarily in sand dunes dominated by sand pine, a distinctive type of vegetation found only in Florida and coastal Alabama.

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System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Sources
1. Latrodectus bishopi (Wikipedia)
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Latrodectus bishopi is the scientific name for the red widow spider, which is endemic to the Florida scrub habitat of central and southern Florida, where it lives primarily in sand dunes dominated by sand pine
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2. Red widow spider (Wikipedia)
present tense, endemic to Florida scrub habitatView the Source
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