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Editor’s note: This article was updated at 5:35 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, to correct that the red hourglass shape is on black widow spider’s abdomens. Originally Published: November 17, 2023 ...

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This mark resembles an hourglass shape but may also appear as two separate red spots. “Black widow females are prolific reproducers and often lay multiple egg sacs at a time,” Kesheimer said.

The closely related Brown Widow is dark brown; but also has the distinctive orange to white markings found on abdomens of Black Widows. The female Widow’s abdomen is large and globular in shape ...

Black widows are vanishing from certain regions of the U.S. Scientists found that a competitor, the brown widow, may largely be to blame for the iconic arachnid's decline.

Black widow spiders, distinguished by their shiny black bodies and red hourglass markings, are one of the most venomous spiders in North America. However, their bite is rarely fatal to humans.