''Latrodectus apicalis'', known as the Galapagos black widow, is endemic to the
Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: , , ) are an archipelago of volcanic islands. They are distributed on each side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean, surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, and are part of the Republic of Ecuador ...
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[ Like many black widow spiders, it has a red or orange hourglass-shaped spot on the underside of the abdomen. It is venomous and sometimes hard to find.][
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apicalis
Endemic fauna of the Galápagos Islands
Spiders of South America
Spiders described in 1877
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