3 Types of Black Widows in South Carolina
3 types of black widows have a verified observation record in South Carolina. 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 South Carolina. 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
1,076 verified observations on iNaturalist of black widow have been recorded in South Carolina, most often in August, July, September.
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3 types of black widows recorded in South Carolina
3 black widow species have a verified observation record in South Carolina, 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 South Carolina rather than native.
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Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.
The Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) is the most commonly recorded, with 463 verified observations, about 48% of all black widows reported in South Carolina. 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 South Carolina rather than native, so it arrived with human help rather than on its own.