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MotherNature4 Bartow, FL(Zone 9a) Dec 01, 2007

I hope I've finally found the right place to post my buggy questions. It wasn't easy.

I found these egg cases and spider inside my van door. I am suspecting a brown widow but need to know from an expert, please.

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germinater (Zone 9a) Dec 01, 2007

Sure looks like it. I have one in my bedroom right now.

Could you turn it over and take another picture?
Don't worry they are very docile. At least mine is.

DON'T really play with it.
I'm dealing with a spider bite (of unknown origin) right now.
Not pleasant. Must be a new kind. ???

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Dec 01, 2007

here's a picture that might help you. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.foxnews.com/images/282098/1_61_spider_brown_widow.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,271214,00.html&h=240&w=320&sz=16&hl=en&start=6&tbnid=WPuhoftEvGy_cM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=118&prev=

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germinater (Zone 9a) Dec 01, 2007

I would say 99.999% for sure that is a brown widow.

What you doing with it?
Don't let those eggs sit long. They hatch pretty quickly.

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MotherNature4 Bartow, FL(Zone 9a) Dec 01, 2007

Since husband and grandchildren use that door, I had to spray them. Don't know where the spider went, but I put the eggs in a clear plastic box and took them to school to use with a lesson about spiders. The teacher told me that the very next day the children found the same kind of spider eggs on their way to P.E. They must be pretty common around here.

I certainly don't want any more in my car. It could be dangerous.

Thanks for confirming it for me.

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