Comments & ID Thoughts
There is alot of these spider where i usualy work,would like to now what specific species it is.
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- Submitted: Jul 1, 2021
- Photographed: Jul 1, 2021
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Phalaborwa, South Africa
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Brown widow, Latrodectus geometricus. They are a cousin to the infamous black widow (L. mactans), and their venom has the same components. However, these spiders are much more timid and inject much less venom than the black widow, so their bites are not dangerous.