Is there a black widow with the hourglass and yello lines on its back?

Question

Is there a black widow with the hourglass and yello lines on its back?

Answer 1

Yea. That is called a black widow. It is young though, so it is turning black. Here is a pic.

http://www.nps.gov/amis/naturescience/im...

Answer 2

There is the brown widow, which can look almost black and has a yellow-orange set of markings.