3 Types of Black Widows in Mississippi
3 types of black widows have a verified observation record in Mississippi. The most frequently recorded are Southern Black Widow, Brown 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 Mississippi. The most frequently recorded are Southern Black Widow, Brown 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
572 verified observations on iNaturalist of black widow have been recorded in Mississippi, most often in July, June, September.
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3 types of black widows recorded in Mississippi
3 black widow species have a verified observation record in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi rather than native.
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Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.
The Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) is the most commonly recorded, with 365 verified observations, about 69% of all black widows reported in Mississippi. 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 Mississippi rather than native, so it arrived with human help rather than on its own.