3 Types of Black Widows in Georgia

3 types of black widows have a verified observation record in Georgia. The most frequently recorded are Brown Widow, Southern Black Widow and Northern Black Widow. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.

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3 types of black widows have a verified observation record in Georgia. The most frequently recorded are Brown Widow, Southern Black Widow and Northern Black Widow. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.

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Real sighting data, source iNaturalist

1,300 verified observations on iNaturalist of black widow have been recorded in Georgia, most often in September, July, August.

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Verified species, source iNaturalist

3 types of black widows recorded in Georgia

3 black widow species have a verified observation record in Georgia, each with at least 10 confirmed sightings. The full list, ranked by how often each is recorded, is below.

1 of the 3 shown is recorded as introduced to Georgia rather than native.

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    Brown Widow

    Latrodectus geometricus

    650 recordsIntroduced
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    Southern Black Widow

    Latrodectus mactans

    459 records
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    Northern Black Widow

    Latrodectus variolus

    64 records

Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.

The Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus) is the most commonly recorded, with 650 verified observations, about 55% of all black widows reported in Georgia. If you spot a black widow here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.

Not every one of these is originally from here. Brown Widow is recorded by iNaturalist as introduced in Georgia rather than native, so it arrived with human help rather than on its own.