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Genus Latrodectus

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12 species

Widows. Medically significant, globally recognized, and legally restricted in more jurisdictions than anything else we track.

L. mactans, L. hesperus and L. geometricus are the common ones. Small, web-bound, sedentary, and not aggressive in any meaningful sense, though the venom is real and antivenom exists for a reason. Husbandry is trivial: a container, an anchor point, and small prey.

Check your local law before ordering. Several US states and many countries restrict or prohibit possession, and vendors do not always screen. Prices are very low because they breed easily and produce large egg sacs, which means the legal risk, not the cost, is the thing to actually think about here.

Species
12
Live Listings
18
Family Market Index
$45
median market price
Entry Price
$8
Latrodectus bishopi
Common
Red Widow
▼ COOLING
3 live listings · from $25 mkt $45
Latrodectus elegans
Rare
Laos Black Widow
0 live listings · from $45 mkt $78
Latrodectus geometricus
Uncommon
Brown Widow
1 live listing · from $15 mkt $15
Latrodectus hesperus
Ubiquitous
Western Black Widow
▼ COOLING
8 live listings · from $8 mkt $20
Latrodectus mactans
Ubiquitous
Southern Black Widow
3 live listings · from $10 mkt $25
Latrodectus menavodi
Common
Madagascar Widow
1 live listing · from $15 mkt $15
Latrodectus obscurior
Legendary
Cape Verde Widow
0 live listings · from $35 mkt $45
Latrodectus pallidus
Rare
White Widow
0 live listings · from $48 mkt $62
Latrodectus sp. 'Dahli'
Rare
Black Widow
0 live listings · from $46 mkt $75
Latrodectus sp. 'Mexicanus'
Uncommon
Mexicanus
1 live listing · from $40 mkt $40
Latrodectus tredecimguttatus
Legendary
Mediterranean Black Widow Spider
0 live listings · from $100 mkt $100
Latrodectus variolus
Uncommon
Northern Black Widow
1 live listing · from $35 mkt $45