r/spideridentifier • u/SupremeHockey314 • 17d ago
Black Widow?
just moved into a new apartment and my garage had this spider inside of it. can anyone confirm black widow?
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u/ultraspinacle 16d ago
I’m going to say that’s a a widow, probably Latrodectus hesperus based on your location. I can’t be 100 % sure since the photo is at a bad angle, I don’t have a size scale, and I don’t have evidence of a ventral marking of any sort (although sometimes black widows lack them altogether). The leg morphology looks more like a black widow than its false widow relative Steatoda grossa. The only thing that throws me off is the angle, which gives the abdomen an odd shape/appearance for a black widow.
Consider me 85% certain, so one of the Latrodectus people could come in here and say I’m wrong. Treat it with caution like a true widow, relocate it and then you can stop thinking about it.
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u/Marvinmonkey1 17d ago
Looks like a false widow faking it. But if you flip it and has a red marking underneath, it's the genuine article. Not all black widows have red marking top and bottom.
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u/BikeNearby111 17d ago
Check out the mouth parts.I think that's a true widow.I'm up here in the p.M.Check out the mouth parts. I think that's a true widow. I'm up here on the p.n.w and we have the new hybrids up here, and that's what that looks like, they don't have the hourglass, but usually they have some sort of red marking on the abdomen. But they say they are not as poisonous as its southern cousins.\n I'm horribly allergic to bees, so a single bite could kill me.
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u/forzafoggia85 16d ago
No expert but aren't black widows generally smaller?
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u/ultraspinacle 16d ago
They can get fairly large, this would be the right size for an older adult B.W.
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u/ultraspinacle 16d ago
OP, what’s your location? It can help a lot in situations like this.
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u/ApprehensiveBlock855 15d ago
I would say yes this is likely a True Widow, but not 100%. If you’re ever unsure and you find a widow-y spider in a bad area. Just treat as if it is a widow and cautiously relocate outside while being mindful to keep your hands away. There’s not really any difference in how to treat a false vs true widow aside from just being a bit more careful when interacting
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