Arthopod
by: Cassie Peterson
Common Name :
Black widow
Scientific name :
Latrodectus Mactans
Normal habitat: Biome type
Terrestrail enviroment. They like to stay in temperate and tropical zones
Geographical Home
Throughout the United states,Canada, Mexico, The West Indies, and South America
Body shape and description
Female has red hourglass on her back. 8 to 10 mm long
male has 4 pairs of red and white stripes. 3-4 mm long
It is shiny, coal black in color.
Feeding habits
Black widows are carnivores. They usually spin webs for insects and flies to fly into them and then they wrap them in webs so they won't ecsape and then they eat them.
Life Cycle
They begin in the egg stage, They are born in the spring and are called spiderling , They grow into adults during spring and summer. They are usually mature by mid to late summer.