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I don’t know what type of spider this is? South Texas near the gulf coast, outside in non rainy, 90 degree weather.
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- Submitted: Sep 14, 2018
- Photographed: Sep 13, 2018
- Spider: Latrodectus geometricus (Brown Widow Spider)
- Sex:
- Maturity:Adult
- Location: Victoria, Texas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal, Egg sacs, Prey
Feb 15, 2025
Aug 18, 2019
Newberry, 
That is a Brown Widow Spider (Yes Brown), you can tell because of the spiky egg sacks. Black Widow and Brown widows have Spiky egg sacks.
Definitely. There is a such thing as a brown widow. You are correct.
I have ton of those egg sacks on my patio in Chino Ca