<p>Lab-reared female Latrodectus katipo. Endangered species, endemic to New Zealand coastal sand dunes. Same genus as black widow and redback spiders.
</p><p>Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
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Family: Theridiidae
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