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Description
Western Black Widow spider (posterior view) ... most likely a female because of her distended abdomen and probably filled with eggs and ready to be laid.

Note the orange-red hourglass marking along the underside of her abdomen, which is characteristic of the species and a clear warning for anything to stay out of reach.

This little bitey is no longer free to cause injury or death and is being preserved in isopropanol.

Description
Western Black Widow spider (posterior view) ... most likely a female because of her distended abdomen and probably filled with eggs and ready to be laid.

Note the orange-red hourglass marking along the underside of her abdomen, which is characteristic of the species and a clear warning for anything to stay out of reach.

This little bitey is no longer free to cause injury or death and is being preserved in isopropanol.