I found a spider I think is a black widow.....?

Question

This spider has the body and shape of a black widow.....It even has the hourglass on the bottom of it.....Except it has 3 more red dots runnin up the top of it in a straight line......I was wondering if this is a black widow or something else.....Thank you

Answer 1

If it has a red hourglass, then it's a black widow

Answer 2

Compare it with several images.

Answer 3

thats a black widow

Answer 4

Can't be sure unless a picture is shown.

Answer 5

Is this the spider you saw http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/an... then it a black widow.