Arachnid BettyBoopus?

otherprof · Sep 15, 2021

Today, at the pool, I looked up at the underside of the umbrella and spotted a spider with red legs. I took a few shots with my iPhone 7+. When doing minimal editing in the phone, I discovered what sure looks to me like a tattoo of Betty Boop on its abdomen. (All I did was brighten and crop the image.)

K9Kirk · Sep 16, 2021

That would've ruined my pleasure time at the pool. That's one big, ugly, creepy spider. Any idea what kind it is? I know it isn't called the Betty Boop spider. :wink-6:

jeffashman · Sep 16, 2021

Nice shot of a Noble False Widow!

otherprof · Sep 16, 2021

K9Kirk said:
That would've ruined my pleasure time at the pool. That's one big, ugly, creepy spider. Any idea what kind it is? I know it isn't called the Betty Boop spider.

It was actually less than an inch long.
I just showed the photo to my wife and daughter, and they don’t see Ms Boop, but do see an upside-down skull.