TheFantasticG
No longer a newbie, moving up!
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A few days ago I came across this one:

I honestly didn't think it was a black widow because of the spots on the top. I figured it was some kind of look-a-like spider... uh, no. It is a black widow according to bugguide.net see link here.
Today I came across this one:

Which didn't have the marks on the back, but did have the classic hour glass on the underside.
Wife keeps on warning me about walking through the fields with these guys out there... not to mention she never fails to mention the venomous snakes are more active in the fall (which I have never heard of before -- but she certain of it).

I honestly didn't think it was a black widow because of the spots on the top. I figured it was some kind of look-a-like spider... uh, no. It is a black widow according to bugguide.net see link here.
Today I came across this one:

Which didn't have the marks on the back, but did have the classic hour glass on the underside.
Wife keeps on warning me about walking through the fields with these guys out there... not to mention she never fails to mention the venomous snakes are more active in the fall (which I have never heard of before -- but she certain of it).