Unidentified

Picture ID 194676

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In my garage. Showed up after they cleared some land by me. It doesnt look right for a black widow but I have no idea what it could be.

Submitted by:
aaron625
Submitted: Apr 11, 2024
Photographed: Apr 11, 2024
Spider: Unidentified
Location: Ft Worth, Texas, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
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Aaron625

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April 11, 2024 4:33 pm

And every picture I see resembling this one is coming from an exterminators website which makes me feel like theyre misidentifying a more common spider as a black widow intentionally.

Nod

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April 11, 2024 5:10 pm

It is actually a black widow…juvenile black widows start out quite colourful. They lose the colour gradually as they mature…each molt they get darker and more monotone.
I don’t know which of them it is though. Southern and Western black widows are present in Texas