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Button spider
Button spider is a common name used in Southern Africa to refer to local members of the spider genus Latrodectus in the family Theridiidae. There are both black and brown button spiders in Southern Africa, known elsewhere as widow spiders. Seven Latrodectus species can be found in Southern Africa; six of them are native, one is possibly imported.
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Button spider is a common name used in Southern Africa to refer to local members of the spider genus Latrodectus in the family Theridiidae. There are both black and brown button spiders in Southern Africa, known elsewhere as widow spiders. Seven Latrodectus species can be found in Southern Africa; six of them are native, one is possibly imported.
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