Comments & ID Thoughts
Most likely a southern black widow. Found dead in a greenhouse. Complete hourglass under the abdomen.
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- Submitted: Jul 28, 2023
- Photographed: Jul 12, 2023
- Spider: Latrodectus (Widow Spiders)
- Location: Huntington , West Virginia, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
I’m not sure if it’s Latrodectus mactans or L. variolus. https://bugguide.net/node/view/1999
Either way, you still have our site’s first West Virginia submission of a Black Widow. 🙂