Unidentified

Picture ID 39312

Picture of unidentified spider

Comments & ID Thoughts

Black widow?

  • Submitted by: 
    DivasMommy
  • Submitted: Sep 22, 2018
  • Photographed: Sep 22, 2018
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
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SpiderIDTony

This is a beautiful picture of a spider I would not mess with.

This is Latrodectus variolus, a northern black widow.

room_of_arachnids

man, that would have been rough, this is a juvenile female black widow they’ll lose this coloration on their back when they mature. but always remember if a black widow is on you just make sure to not squeeze it down or try to pick it up because they only bite in self-defense so if you were to touch it with your bare hands or accidentally cause it harm it will bite the best thing to do is to pick up a stick or a long object that she can hang onto and get it as far away from your… Read more »