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Is this a male Latrodectus hesperus (Western Black Widow)? My coworker found this little guy in the break room in a web under a table, and asked me to relocate it (I'm the office bug girl). The pink blob is the tip of my finger for a (poor) size reference.
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- Submitted: Feb 11, 2026
- Photographed: Feb 11, 2026
- Spider: Latrodectus hesperus (Western Black Widow)
- Location: Boise, Idaho, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Nov 18, 2025
Nov 18, 2025
Waterford, 
Cool, I would have loved to find a Black Widow at work! I’m always the “bug gjrl” too. 🙂 If we do well at it, it becomes contagious. My male best friend is tired of people at work literally screaming when they see a mouse or bug. It’s annoying like the earliest Dr. Who season, in which women just screamed at everything all of the time. So, we bought a humane mouse trap and he saved the mice. Cup and papered an entire hive of hornets to keep them from getting sprayed with insecticide at his work place. People tell… Read more »
Hi fellow bug girl!!! =D I would love to find a female at work next! I love widows so much. They are gorgeous. My coworker was so nervous to tell me–she was like “hey… I didn’t want to say anything out loud because I didn’t want to freak anyone out, buuuut, I think there’s a widow in the break room.” OMG people get so freaked out over the smallest little critters! I understand their fear, but it definitely gets a little annoying sometimes. I am always asked in the office to relocate stink bugs, conifer seed bugs, many, many jumping… Read more »