Latrodectus
(Widow Spiders)

Comments & ID Thoughts

No idea. Found it out back in the yard area. It was hanging on its web which is spun on the bottom bottom corner side of the house. Zoomed in on picture. Spider is almost the size of a quarter including its outstretched legs.

• Submitted by: 
  
  chelseaburtis
• Submitted: May 31, 2018
• Photographed: May 31, 2018
• Spider: Latrodectus (Widow Spiders)
• Location: Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: Ventral, Webs