3 Types of Black Widows in New York
3 types of black widows have a verified observation record in New York. The most frequently recorded are Northern Black Widow, Brown Widow and Southern 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 New York. The most frequently recorded are Northern Black Widow, Brown Widow and Southern 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
110 verified observations on iNaturalist of black widow have been recorded in New York, most often in June, July, August.
When black widow are recorded in New York
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3 types of black widows recorded in New York
3 black widow species have a verified observation record in New York, 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 New York rather than native.
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Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.
The Northern Black Widow (Latrodectus variolus) is the most commonly recorded, with 77 verified observations, about 78% of all black widows reported in New York. If you spot a black widow here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
New York also hosts less common black widows such as Northern Black Widow, Brown Widow and Southern Black Widow, each recorded fewer than 100 times. These are the species worth a second look when you are out, since a sighting is more notable.
Not every one of these is originally from here. Brown Widow is recorded by iNaturalist as introduced in New York rather than native, so it arrived with human help rather than on its own.