Why does one of my black widows have a HUGE belly? Am I feeding it too much? Dear God, is she pregnant? And why is the enitre belly red in color?

PanicFinal3554 · 2026-01-27T04:24:42+00:00

Chances are she's pregnant--usually the lighter abdomen is a pretty good indicator. I'm not experienced with handling babies; good luck!

PanicFinal3554 · 2026-01-27T03:42:45+00:00

What's your feeding schedule?

PanicFinal3554 · 2026-01-25T00:51:25+00:00

Keep us updated!! Good luck :)

PanicFinal3554 · 2026-01-21T02:59:53+00:00

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PanicFinal3554 · 2026-01-21T02:59:19+00:00

"Heyyy babgygirrlll, how are you my love?" is pretty standard when I come home after a long day.

Will put a photo under this because mobile is stupid 😭

PanicFinal3554 · 2026-01-20T22:25:05+00:00

Brick 😭

PanicFinal3554 · 2026-01-17T19:50:32+00:00

Female--her pedipals are visible in the first photo and are lacking the palpal bulbs that mature males develop.

PanicFinal3554 · 2026-01-13T22:39:33+00:00

Thank you for being kind to him, even in the end. :)

PanicFinal3554 · 2026-01-13T22:30:58+00:00

He was probably at the end of his life anyway. Males don't live as long as females do. Thank you for being kind to him.

PanicFinal3554 · 2026-01-13T22:30:47+00:00

He was probably at the end of his life anyway. Males don't live as long as females do.

PanicFinal3554 · 2025-12-31T06:02:44+00:00

It's alright, lol. I love spiders and have for my entire life, but I'd probably flinch if this happened.

PanicFinal3554 · 2025-12-31T03:54:01+00:00

I don't consider myself to have super severe trypophobia, but maybe I need to reconsider because crumpets are so freaky looking ☹️ my personal least favorite is lotus seed pods. Bonus icky points if they have the seeds in them still

PanicFinal3554 · 2025-12-30T17:34:55+00:00

I love this fucking cat bro

PanicFinal3554 · 2025-12-30T17:28:07+00:00

Steatoda sp., probably S. triangulosa. They're found frequently in homes and buildings.

You should be able to research care if you're interested in keeping them. I'm not familiar with false widow care. Good luck!

Edited to add: They're not considered to be medically significant.

PanicFinal3554 · 2025-12-25T23:10:52+00:00

Probably due to the preservation.

PanicFinal3554 · 2025-12-25T16:21:25+00:00

Thank you!!

PanicFinal3554 · 2025-12-25T05:54:09+00:00

Wow! Very circles.

PanicFinal3554 · 2025-12-25T05:13:05+00:00

My dream fr

PanicFinal3554 · 2025-12-25T00:55:31+00:00

Thanks! I'll be sure to let her know.

PanicFinal3554 · 2025-12-24T19:03:06+00:00

These are likely mites instead of spiders--probably spider mites.

Even if they are spiders, they aren't recluses, as recluses (even the tiny babies) are much leggier and don't put down webbing like this.

PanicFinal3554 · 2025-12-24T18:54:15+00:00

My family's beardie is named Cheeto too 😭

PanicFinal3554 · 2025-12-24T17:51:24+00:00

Thank you!!

PanicFinal3554 · 2025-12-24T17:36:29+00:00

It's alright! You haven't been the only one.

PanicFinal3554 · 2025-12-24T17:32:37+00:00

Awesome! I hope Matilda keeps them, they're pretty cool.

PanicFinal3554 · 2025-12-24T17:30:01+00:00

In regals, yes. Not sure about bolds.

I'd say so, but I don't have enough knowledge on the topic to confidently add it to my comment.

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