Comments & ID Thoughts
What spider is this?
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- Submitted: Sep 14, 2022
- Photographed: Sep 11, 2022
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Boyes, Montana, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Garage or shed
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
What spider is this?
This is definitely a Black Widow. I’m guessing Latrodectus hesperus, the Western Black Widow, based on location. This is a juvenile female, but almost mature. Juveniles have red and white dorsal markings which fade with age to the classic glossy black, leaving only the red hourglass undeneath.
Thanks, I was not sure as I normally come across the adults.