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Life Span

Lizzy Jan 27, 2005 12:44 AM

Hi all, Just a quick question: What is the average life span for a Western Widow? Mine is acting a bit strange..she won't eat, and is sort of 'slow'

Thanks

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Venom Jan 27, 2005 04:04 PM

I found this info:

"The average southern black widow male�s lifespan is probably between one and three months, with a small percentage living a few months longer. Females may live two years or so, with some individuals surviving three or more years."

"Western black widow females are larger on average than the other US widow species, but males are smaller than southern black widow males. Both sexes also live somewhat longer than does L. mactans."

on this site:

http://www.cviewmedia.com/Articles/AM01_WidowSpiders.html

after doing a yahoo search on "latrodectus lifespan"

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