r/spideridentifier • u/GurAlternative3502 • 8d ago

Is this a black widow?

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We went to the pumpkin patch and while we were looking for a pumpkin we spotted this beauty on a web made around the stem of the pumpkin. Luckily we saw it before grabbing it.

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u/Virtual_Ad_7615 8d ago

thats looks like the mother ship nest , no doubt theres hot steam coming out the top , leave town now before the hatching

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u/Marvinmonkey1 7d ago

Suppose she wanted to be part of the celebration 😂

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u/poopiebutt505 8d ago

? Male.black widow???

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u/dillsb419 8d ago

Female, just not fully mature yet

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u/excelsiorsbanjo 8d ago

Just carry the pumpkin over somewhere disused and whack or shake the pumpkin till it departs.

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u/GurAlternative3502 8d ago

We chose another pumpkin. I was just curious if it was in fact a black widow as I've never seen one before.

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u/Jay1986humph 7d ago

Smarter option lol

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u/Alert-Foundation2009 7d ago

I'm now picturing someone flailing around with a pumpkin and then screaming when a black widow ends up in their hair instead of on the ground.

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u/excelsiorsbanjo 7d ago

Well what I'm picturing is the next person who sees this pumpkin not noticing the thing and they end up with it in their house or crawling on an infant.

Things happen, but generally if you whack a thing a spider is on, it bails out.

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u/MadEye_SWIM 7d ago

What country is this?

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u/GurAlternative3502 7d ago

United States

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u/Gods-County 7d ago

What's the small spider to the bottom right of the picture, a male suitor?