
Comments & ID Thoughts
I don’t know anything about spiders, so wanted to submit it to a community who might help me out. Thank you.
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- Submitted: Oct 27, 2024
- Photographed: Oct 27, 2024
- Spider: Latrodectus mactans (Southern Black Widow)
- Location: Harlingen, Texas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
A female southern black widow.
Species Latrodectus mactans – Southern Black Widow – BugGuide.Net
Thank you BugmanDan. I was out camping and was about to plug in my electrical cord and saw this beauty. But, yikes! Glad I didn’t disturb it.