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Black widow spider
Crazy in love: Why some animals eat their mates
Do we really swallow spiders in our sleep?
Black widow spider Red widow spider Brown widow spider Redback Redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti)
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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
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Crazy in love: Why some animals eat their mates
Love can be a dangerous game.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Do we really swallow spiders in our sleep?
This myth is based on a web of lies.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Black widow spider
Female southern black widow (Latrodectus mactans) with her egg case (upper...
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Black widow spider
Illustration of a female southern black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans).
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Patrick O'Neill Riley
Red widow spider
Illustration of a red widow spider (Latrodectus bishopi). The spider is...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Patrick O'Neill Riley
Brown widow spider
Illustration of a brown widow spider (Latrodectus geometricus).
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Patrick O'Neill Riley
Redback
A female redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti), native to Australia.
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Redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti)
Redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti).
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Patrick O'Neill Riley
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