Red widow spider

The Red Widow Spider | The 11 Most Common (And Deadly) Spiders In The US

Latrodectus is a genus of spider in the big spider family Theridiidae, most of which are commonly known as widow spiders. The genus contains 31 recognized species distributed worldwide, including the North American black widows, the button spiders of Africa, and the Australian redback. Species vary widely in size. In most cases the females are dark-coloured and readily identifiable by reddish hourglass-shaped markings on the abdomen.

Venomous spider, black widow?

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THEY'RE colourful, small and hidden in the garden.

Red widows. They are a thing!