Unidentified

Picture ID 114341

Comments & ID Thoughts

My guess is that this spider is a Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans). I would like to know if my guess is correct.

Submitted by:
hillrc
Submitted: Jul 2, 2020
Photographed: Jul 2, 2020
Spider: Unidentified
Location: Summerville, South Carolina, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes:

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Helper-Harvestman

July 3, 2020 8:17 pm

I can’t argue with that. BugGuide.net lists the ways to tell individual species apart, and your spider perfectly coincides with their statement on Latrodectus mactans.

“L. mactans – hourglass primarily complete, posterior half (next to spinnerets) ‘always’ wider than anterior half when complete.
Hourglass marking may be complete, split*, partial*, or absent. Adult male hourglass primarily complete.”

https://bugguide.net/node/view/1999