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My guess is black widow
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- Submitted: Sep 16, 2023
- Photographed: Sep 15, 2023
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Arvada, Colorado, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Unidentified
Picture ID 189012
This is Laterodectus genus. A widow spider. Might be a male.
Thanks for the info. I read into the Laterodectus genus and have found the males tend to be brown with white markings. However, this one is shiny black with the iconic red hourglass marking, wouldn’t that classify it as the female species (black widow). Wondering your thoughts(opinion) on it possibly being a male? Just curious, appreciate you insight and input.
Generally with males, they are a lighter color and varied light and dark legs.
Not engraved in stone, and this could be a female. Usually their abdomens are larger and globular. Could have recently laid eggs though.
Western black widow in any event.
Species Latrodectus hesperus – Western Black Widow – BugGuide.Net
Wow. Thanks for the insight. In my particular case, hoping it’s a male and not a female whom could’ve just laid eggs. Found it’s in my bedroom a few feet away from my bed…
Females rarely stray out of their web unless driven out. Their hide where eggs are hidden will be near by. I watched my resident black widow grow from young juvenile. I caught a male and put him in her web to observe. (fascinating) When it was obvious, she mated and gravid, I put her in captivity so I could remove any sacs. 2 nice large ones. Him meets her: Widow him and her | Boy meets girl Just put a male in her we… | Flickr Gravid and he takes up residence in her web: Widow getting fat | female… Read more »