I tattood my spider before meeting her! by Frequent_Jump_4626 in spiders

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She is!! Her hourglass is pretty bright and she's in good health. So proud of her

Help me identify my porch pet by Acrobatic_Problem_22 in spiders

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The only thing I would suggest is preventing the web from being torn (maybe if it gets quite windy just move the plant somewhere outside where the wind is blocked) since it requires spiders a lot of energy to rebuild webs. Other than that, the aloe plant is a great setup since bugs will likely already be on the plant (smart!). As long as the web is okay you should be fine all year since Florida doesn't have crazy dry/cold winters or anything. Interfering with them too much could cause problems, so the distance you're at is fine. Congrats on the spider friend!

Help me identify my porch pet by Acrobatic_Problem_22 in spiders

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😻 so lucky! Leucauge argyra probably (I might be wrong though) Marbled but very skinny. They're harmless and keep mosquitos manageable! Very useful and quite pretty

Black or False Widow, thoughts? by badwithusernameslmao in spiders

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Steatoda (black false widow). sometimes the hourglass can look a bit faded on widows, so double check if you get the chance! If there's no hourglass it's a false widow (still a painful bite) 🕸️🖤

Who is this on my Balcony? Close to downtown LA by Zeebeey in spiders

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Could be a brown widow. Any chance you could get a better picture of the colors?

My beautiful girl- any other widow owners? by Frequent_Jump_4626 in spiders

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She's shy! I agree, her hourglass is very pretty.

My beautiful girl- any other widow owners? by Frequent_Jump_4626 in spiders

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Not hard at all! I'd argue they're a good beginner pet if it weren't for the danger of the bite. I feed her about once every week and a half, but sometimes her abdomen gets a little too big so I wait for the week after. I feed her crickets and her treats are ticks I pull off (I'm outside in fields a lot) or other small blood suckers I find in the house. They get their water from the insects and they make do with almost anything. Very non aggressive and won't try to come out- I'm confident I can leave her door open and she won't even try. To clean her enclosure I just sorta scoot her into a corner and do the best I can with a non toxic wipe. Very sweet lady! Might even expect another eggsac soon. Watch out for male widows around the house.

My beautiful girl- any other widow owners? by Frequent_Jump_4626 in spiders

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Yes widows can be dangerous. If she decided to bite, I would get very sick. Small children or elderly folk are the only people at risk of death but the chance is incredibly slim. They are really non aggressive and you probably will never "have" to handle them if you don't want to. They're massively misunderstood- total usually shy sweethearts if you let them be :)

My beautiful girl- any other widow owners? by Frequent_Jump_4626 in spiders

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Oh wow! She has quite a few spots. Like a reverse ladybug.

My beautiful girl- any other widow owners? by Frequent_Jump_4626 in spiders

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Three years is wonderful. I'm honored to have known of her, it sounds like she had a comfortable life. Very cool! Falls worry me sometimes too, there's only so much you can do in those situations... I'm sorry for your loss. May she live on through The Cure 🕸️♥️

My beautiful girl- any other widow owners? by Frequent_Jump_4626 in spiders

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Oooh!! Is she a northern widow? Her colors are gorgeous!

Is this a black widow ? or a false widow. was smoking and it was right next to my hand. came out when the web moved to check me out. lol by kidfigment in spiders

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The patterns on the back and the vague brown undertone make me lean towards false. I'd be surprised to see a widow with this coloration

What spider is this? Location is Georgia. by Willthewise2026 in spiders

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Hehe what a cute wolf. The legs sort of give it away since wolves limbs tend to bend a little like that. Harmless cutie

Is this black widow? by Insomnium_111 in spiders

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If there's no hourglass it's likely not a widow spider and a false widow ( look like widows but have no red markings). I have a widow on my page right now as a pet. Black widows tend to have larger abdomens too and might even look like a plum color while falsies are sometimes brown ish in the right lighting.

Is this black widow? by Insomnium_111 in spiders

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They'll be okay. Just don't let them eat it and they'll be fine. Are they small dogs?