How To Identify These Insects If you see a web where black widow spiders tend to live — or if you notice a spider in one of those areas — there are a few things that can help you identify the ...

They’re helping you, not hurting you.” Editor’s note: This article was updated at 5:35 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, to correct that the red hourglass shape is on black widow spider’s abdomens.

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As a result of this spider vendetta, the non-native brown widow has displaced the Southern black widow in many areas across the southern U.S., as far north as Kansas and as far west as California.