Black Widow

• Scientific Name: Latrodectus Hesperus
• Common Name: Black Widow
• Diet: insectivorous
• Size: medium
• Active Period: nocturnal
• Leg Count: 8
• Leg Characteristics: legs attached to cephalothorax
• Genus: Latrodectus
• Family: Theridiidae
• Order: Araneae
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Subphylum: Chelicerata
• Species: hesperus
• Class: Arachnida