
Comments & ID Thoughts
Walked like it's drunk. Found in my driveway while grilling in front of the open garage. Whole spider was about the diameter of a quarter. Orange mark on black body, little white dots where eyes would be
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- Submitted: Mar 30, 2024
- Photographed: Mar 30, 2024
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
I’ve done some looking and think this may be a male lactodectrus variolus
A male southern black widow. They are a bit clumsy out of their web.
Species Latrodectus mactans – Southern Black Widow – BugGuide.Net