Comments & ID Thoughts
I have no idea what this spider is. I have tried to find out online with no success. I've left it for now until I have more info on it. Please help.
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- Submitted: Nov 29, 2020
- Photographed: Nov 29, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
This is definitely Genus Latrodectus, the Widow or Button Spiders. There are several different Latrodectus species in South Africa, all very localized.