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People say this is a black widow but i don't think so
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- Submitted: Aug 7, 2022
- Photographed: Aug 7, 2022
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Lerdo, Durango, Mexico
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
It’s a black widow.
Damn it
It might be a False Widow (Steatoda Genus). Reason being is that the front and back legs are longer then the side legs. Black Widows tend to have more thicker legs/joints. Black Widows tend to be more black.
I’m just a site visitor like yourself. But Joot is a site volunteer and really knows what she is talking about. Juvenile widows come in a variety of shades. One to fit every decor :-). Steatoda don’t have the long pale bands on their legs but juvenile widows do. And the pattern is very juvenile widdowish too. A stripe running up the center of the abdomen with pale oval dashes on the side. Sorry Dpaladin.
Ok! I will side with Joot. Makes more sense now