Black Widow spiders are found throughout the U.S. and prefer sheltered outdoor spaces, such as portable toilets, abandoned sheds, cellars, and other undisturbed areas.

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - A few reports of black widow spiders across East Texas are bringing with them a warning to be careful. “Black widow spiders, they’re kind of a solitary type of spider.

“The southern black widow, Latrodectus mactans, lives in the southeastern U.S. west to Texas, south into eastern Mexico, and tapers off about halfway north to Canada,” Crawford says.

“The southern black widow, Latrodectus mactans, lives in the southeastern U.S. west to Texas, south into eastern Mexico, and tapers off about halfway north to Canada,” Crawford says.

“Black widow spiders, they’re kind of a solitary type of spider. They don’t necessarily like to be around people,” Daniel Shank, the owner of Broken Arrow Pest Control said.

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