While most female black widow spiders share the same black and red color scheme, some may have markings that barely resemble ...

Brown recluses have violin-shaped markings where their legs meet their abdomens, while black widow spiders only have markings on the top and bottom of their abdomens. Compared to the brown recluse ...

Although they resemble black widow spiders, they are not as harmful ... An additional species, Steatoda paykulliana, is an occasional import in fruit shipments. Abdomen markings: All species have ...