Northern Black Widow Rarely Encountered in Wisconsin
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The Northern Black Widow (Latrodectus variolus) is a rarely encountered spider in Wisconsin according to extension entomologist PJ Liesch in this column for Wisconsin Public Radio: https://www.wpr.org/wiscontext-northern-black-widow-rare-wisconsin-sightings-spiked-2017
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