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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Cobweb Spiders (Theridiidae) » Widow Spiders (Latrodectus) » Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans)
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black spider with orange and white pattern... - Latrodectus mactans
Copyright © 2008 Kurt Turner

black spider with orange and white pattern... - Latrodectus mactans
Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
July 7, 2008
Size: .5 inch
I had a WalMart pool that was outside for about six weeks and it was not in use. I went out to clean it and refill it with water. I hate spiders and I see black widows all the time. There is no red on its bottom. This spider was hidding in the folds of the deflated pool. What is it?
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Contributed by Kurt Turner on 8 July, 2008 - 7:33pm
Last updated 14 August, 2012 - 1:56pm

Moved
Moved from Widow Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 14 August, 2012 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

patterns and leg banding look
patterns and leg banding look like mactans.
… widowman10, 14 August, 2012 - 10:35am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 22 August, 2008 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

It's still
a Widow. One of the experts here will probably tell you which one.
… john and jane balaban, 8 July, 2008 - 8:27pm login or register to post comments

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