Latrodectus hesperus
(Western Black Widow)

Comments & ID Thoughts

I found this beauty today clearing some old wood. She obviously looks like a black widow but I wasn’t sure what kind due to her abdomen having a reddish color instead of solid black.

• Submitted by: 
  
  brookedm25
• Submitted: May 2, 2018
• Photographed: May 2, 2018
• Spider: Latrodectus hesperus (Western Black Widow)
• Sex: 
  
  Female,
• Maturity: 
  Adult
• Location: Vernon, Texas, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Under rock, log, or debris
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: Dorsal, Ventral