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Black widow spider

Black widow spider

a venomous new world spider with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the abdomen.


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Spider Identification - Please Help!

... so I could try and figure out what sort of spider he was, as he doesn't look like any of the ... dangerous suspects, but he is definitely not a black widow and was almost black, the totally wrong color for ...

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by ItamashiiSparkle
Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:36 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Spider Identification - Please Help!
Replies: 2
Views: 637

Re: Black shiny spider in Northern KY

... found through another web search that it is a Black Widow. The reason there are red dots on it's back instead ... and wondering, the red markings are on top when widow spiders are immature . These markings can vary with the ...

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by srae8997
Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:05 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Black shiny spider in Northern KY
Replies: 4
Views: 1863

Re: Black shiny spider in Northern KY

I didn't see the belly of it, but I thought that black widows typically had the 'hourglass' shape on the underside. True, But black widow is the closest ...

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by poochpamperer
Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:28 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Black shiny spider in Northern KY
Replies: 4
Views: 1863

carnivorous females

some spider females eat their males after mating, I know the black widow does this, but which other arachnides do this, does anyone know?

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by SPAZ
Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:20 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: carnivorous females
Replies: 9
Views: 1514

bites

:shock: Could that spider be a relative of the black widow????

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by opuntia
Mon Jun 05, 2006 6:36 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: bites
Replies: 8
Views: 1776
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