Anyone know what type of spider this is? Found the sucker in his web near the bottom of an outdoor gate of mine. I live in South Africa.
Couldn't get a better picture because he hid away after the flash
>>2029026
Looks like some sort of widow spider, not sure which one. Would say black widow, but I'm not sure wether those live in South Africa.
>>2029031
He was actually pretty big..Id say his abdomen itself was at least the size of a coin. Leg span probable just under the length of a thumb.
Yeah don't think we get black widows. We do get ones called black button spiders - I think theyre a type of widow. Maybe its one of those
>>2029031
Did some looking around an it seems to me like its a brown button spider. Good call on the widow family
>>2029046
widows are pretty distinctive. Spherical abdomens, that hourglass shaped mark (what purpose could that even serve anyway) long thin spindly legs
>>2029049
>what purpose could that even serve anyway)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aposematism
>>2029026
Some kind of Latrodectus, there are several species in South Africa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_spider
Take your pick.
we call them brown widow spiders in georgia (state)
>>2029061
Well I know about aposematism but a little bright spot on the underbelly isn't much of a warning
