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Post by MrMike on Jul 17, 2017 14:41:01 GMT -5
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Post by coloradocliff on Jul 17, 2017 14:44:33 GMT -5
woo Mike From the time as shown on the hour glass, I say its time to whack the black widows. Don't kill spiders and other creepy crawlers but the Black Widow is too dangerous to have trotting around. Especially those huge one.
Nice Haul !!
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Post by Pat on Jul 17, 2017 14:56:55 GMT -5
Yikes!
I understand the the red hourglass in the abdomen is how to ID a black widow. However, what does their backside look like? Don't normally see spiders belly up.
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jul 17, 2017 15:12:16 GMT -5
Thats simple Pat , smack em all and roll em over . |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2017 15:28:42 GMT -5
Yikes! I understand the the red hourglass in the abdomen is how to ID a black widow. However, what does their backside look like? Don't normally see spiders belly up. All black. But widows are commonly seen in their messy webs upside down. |
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Post by coloradocliff on Jul 17, 2017 15:48:54 GMT -5
Yikes! I understand the the red hourglass in the abdomen is how to ID a black widow. However, what does their backside look like? Don't normally see spiders belly up. Since black widows, like divorcees, are usually older their backsides are usually round, some huge, some skinny. Hope this helped. grin
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Post by agatemaggot on Jul 17, 2017 16:03:47 GMT -5
Looks like it's time to drop $10.00 and order a package of Demon brand insecticide ! Kills everything from Termites to Scorpions, all they have to do is walk thru it after it dries and their history ! Works inside and out. Drop a packet in a one gal. sprayer filled with water and let it set a few hours and it mixes itself and you spray away. I used it 3 years ago in my cabin on the Miss. River for Camel Crickets and spiders inside and on the parking for Jiggers, haven't seen either , or, since !
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Post by Pat on Jul 17, 2017 16:04:48 GMT -5
Soooo, whack it and then ask questions!
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Post by MrMike on Jul 17, 2017 16:21:45 GMT -5
Yikes! I understand the the red hourglass in the abdomen is how to ID a black widow. However, what does their backside look like? Don't normally see spiders belly up. Pat, most that I've seen have some reds spots on the top of their abdomen. If you look closely at the 2nd pic you can barely see it above the spinneret. |
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Post by coloradocliff on Jul 17, 2017 16:26:58 GMT -5
Thats simple Pat , smack em all and roll em over . DO you do that to divorcees too or just widows Dale? |
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Post by coloradocliff on Jul 17, 2017 16:28:01 GMT -5
Yikes! I understand the the red hourglass in the abdomen is how to ID a black widow. However, what does their backside look like? Don't normally see spiders belly up. Pat, most that I've seen have some reds spots on the top of their abdomen. If you look closely at the 2nd pic you can barely see it above the spinneret. Never noticed those. Wow.. U got email Mr..Mike |
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Post by MrMike on Jul 17, 2017 16:49:53 GMT -5
Pat, most that I've seen have some reds spots on the top of their abdomen. If you look closely at the 2nd pic you can barely see it above the spinneret. Never noticed those. Wow.. U got email Mr..Mike Yep |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2017 17:01:27 GMT -5
Pat, most that I've seen have some reds spots on the top of their abdomen. If you look closely at the 2nd pic you can barely see it above the spinneret. Never noticed those. Wow.. U got email Mr..Mike That is for the eastern widow. Western widows don't have this feature, at least in my experience. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 17, 2017 17:39:36 GMT -5
Nice photo of the belly, MrMike !
Back of black widow looks like this: 
Brown widows becoming increasingly more common in So Cal. They are also highly variable. Back of Brown Widow: 
Much smaller male: 
More photos HERE. Also pics of the egg sacs which look like the old time underwater mines. 
Learned something new - They say the spiked ones belong to the brown widow. The larger and smoother egg sac is from a black widow. The holes are where the spiderlings (?) emerged from.
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Post by captbob on Jul 17, 2017 17:59:38 GMT -5
We don't have brown widow spiders here in Florida, that I know of, but do have the black 'uns.
Their egg sacs are all like the underwater mines down here. Those sacs are a sure sign of a black widow in this area.
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Post by Pat on Jul 17, 2017 18:06:11 GMT -5
I thought the egg sacs were white and fuzzy, like a small cotton ball.
Who/what has those?
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Post by captbob on Jul 17, 2017 18:12:05 GMT -5
I think those in the pic are old sacs Pat. The widow sacs here are white & fuzzy when fresh, but have those spikes all over them. Here in Florida anyway.
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Post by captbob on Jul 17, 2017 18:14:45 GMT -5
like so -  |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 17, 2017 18:23:43 GMT -5
Exactly! I thought all the spiky ones were widow spiders, brown or black. If I have ever seen the smooth ones, I would not think of widows. Those are the only spiders I try to eradicate. All the others are good ones, far as I am concerned. I've never been bitten by one, but know someone that has. Not pleasant!
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Post by Pat on Jul 17, 2017 18:28:41 GMT -5
I find a lot of the white, fuzzy egg sacs around here. When I step on them, they appear to be empty. We've seen very few black widows. Lots of the empty sacs. No spikes.
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