What kind of spider has orange and black stripes and is shaped like a black widow?
It is shiny and coal black in colour. The female averages 8-10 mm’s in length and has long slender legs and a round abdomen. Usually on the underside of the female’s abdomen is a red hourglass mark and one or two red spots over the spinnerets and along the middle of her back. The male is 3-4 mm’s long with an elongated abdomen. The male’s legs are larger then the females and each joint is orange brown and black on the ends. On the sides of the male’s abdomen there are 4 pairs of red and white stripes. Young black widows are orange, brown and white. They acquire their black clothing with age.
