Black widow spiders?

Question

i think i may have had one in my room, it had white on its back though. i'm not sure if it was one or not. where are they commonly found??

Answer 1

black widows like very dark damp places, I doubt it was in your house.

Actually, the chances are it wasn't poisonous at all, as something like 90-95% of all poisonous spiders reside in Australia. There are only 2-4 really dangerous spiders here. Jumping spiders do have white on them, trust me once you see a black widow, you will always know one lol, they are freaky looking.

Answer 2

black widows are black and red and are known to be dangerous but i would google it to make sure how they look  and i would hunt down that spider and kill it so u can feel safer

Answer 3

Black widows wouldn't have the white on their abdomen, just an orangy-red coloured hourglass shape. They also have a very enlarged (compared to their head anyways) kind of abdomen. I think they're only present in South America and those kinds of climates, but I'm not sure. Well, according to this website (I'll leave you the source), it is "common in most areas of the United States, Europe and the Western Hemisphere".

Answer 4

The mark on a black widow is orange.  It was most likely a common garden spider or "jumping spider" which are small, black and have a white mark on their backs.  Non-poisonous.

Answer 5

Black widows are commonly black or brown.

They love dark spaces, so anywhere in your house, corners, under tables and dressers, in your shoes ect.  Probably not a black widow spider.

Answer 6

Black widow spiders like dark hot places.

The most commonly recognized feature of female black widows is the presence of a red or red-orange hourglass pattern on the underside of the abdomen. However, this pattern is variable and may occur as two unconnected spots. In a few widow spiders, no pattern is obvious on the abdomen. The immature stages of both sexes and adult male widow spiders may have many red or red-orange or yellow spots and strips on the top of their abdomen. Immature females can be colored gray or pale brown, with numerous banding patterns. Darker coloration increases as they get older. The presence of an hourglass pattern on the underside of the abdomen occurs throughout their development. Male widow spiders are much smaller (about 1/4 size) than the females. They usually are not black in overall color, instead appear light brown or gray and banded. Male widows may have an hourglass pattern, but coloration often is more orange and sometimes yellow. When mature, they have large k**b-like structures (pedipalps) originating from the head. They are similar in appearance to immature females. Widow spiders build loose and irregular mesh-type webs, often on plants, in loose stone or wood piles, or in the corners of rooms, garages or outbuildings.

Where do you find black widows?

Widow spiders prefer to nest near the ground, in dark, undisturbed areas. Nest sites often are near holes produced by small animals, or around construction openings and wood piles. Low shrubs also are common sites for widows to occur. Indoors, widows similarly occur in dark, undisturbed sites such as behind furniture or under desks. Undisturbed basement areas and crawl spaces of homes are also used by nesting widow spiders.