A highly venomous African spider which is a close relative of the American black widow.
A subspecies of Latrodectus mactans, family Theridiidae
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact, there have been no deaths from button spiders in the last 4 to 5 decades.
- Some of the species with very toxic venom are the button spider and the black widow.
- A person who has been bitten by a black button spider needs to be hospitalised and treated with anti-venom.
- The button spiders have round abdomens with slender legs of which the third pair of legs is the shortest.
- In Africa, especially South Africa, the genus is more popularly referred to as the button spiders.