Black Widows

BrianS · 03-25-05, 05:41 PM

I collected these last weekend

This a tiny juvenile. Note how much more brightly colored they are when young.

SaIiLdVaEnR · 03-26-05, 09:15 AM

I think that Juvenile may be another species. I recently went to Bruce's house and he has a species that looks just like that. From what I've seen, the juvenile widows are usually brown.

BrianS · 03-28-05, 10:03 AM

I promise you it IS a Widow. I have kept these for years. It even has the "hourglass" on the abdomen.

Dragoon · 03-28-05, 09:33 PM

Those are adorable! (had to say it...)

No fighting?? What is this? Were they found in the same spot or somehting? Possible littermates? I thought all spiders ate each other, hahahaha
D.

BrianS · 03-28-05, 09:50 PM

I took that pic as soon as I collected them. If left together there would be all sorts of canniblism lol

SaIiLdVaEnR · 03-29-05, 01:41 PM

Brian, many widow species have the hourglass shape on them, not only L. Mactans. I'm saying it probably is one of those other species and not the common black widow.

BrianS · 03-29-05, 02:55 PM

oh ok