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Field Notes

Description:

It has a red/orange hourglass shape on its stomach like a black widow, except it is brown. Are they as venomous as a black widow? How severe would abide by the spider be?

Species ID Suggestions

Brown Widow

Latrodectus geometricus

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SugaoKC
Brown widows are as venomous as the black widow, but not as dangerous; they don't inject as much venom, so the symptoms are milder and more confined to the bite area. Still not a spider I'd handle.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2016

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