Comments & ID Thoughts
What type of black widow is this. It was found in a mail box.
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- Submitted: Oct 17, 2018
- Photographed: Oct 15, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Davis, California, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Hi, I think it is a brown widow, Latrodectus geometricus. Brown widows have an orange hourglass instead of red. They are much less venomous to humans and can kill black widows.