Is this a brown widow spider?

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davidgelb Culver City, CA Jan 18, 2010

Hi! I am in Los Angeles and have spotted a few of these around my home. Is this a brown widow? If so, is there anything I need to know regarding their potential bites? Anything I can do to help eliminate them?

Thank you!
David

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jan 19, 2010

It certainly looks like one. There appears to be lot of conflicting and potentially misleading information on this species on the internet - see http://tinyurl.com/nasgvy for a detailed report that appears reliable.

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daviderin7 Whittier, CA Feb 26, 2010

I am also in LA. I've got them all over my garden. I've read that their bites are no more harmful than your 'run-of-the-mill' spider bite. With that said, I have not been bitten by one, nor do I want to be. I typically let them live, and they don't seem to be much of a nuisance.

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Feb 27, 2010

You are far braver than I. I let all spiders live except the widows and brown recluse.

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MsMaati Newburgh, IN(Zone 6a) Mar 05, 2010

Here in Indiana we have brown recluse and black widows, both are hazardous especially to children and those with weak immunity. We call the exterminator. They are both really hard to get rid of. You can go black widow hunting at night with a flashlight and a stick to smash the very large ones. Immature black widows can be striped. They love to hang out in the retaining wall around the pool. You can spot the webs, they are haphazard instead of well made.

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antfan St. Marys, Australia Mar 21, 2010

saw largest redback spider ever in girlfriends pool pump.
seems to be larger than a 10 cent piece.
i gotta get a camera..

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