Attempting to get a black widow and need tips

[darkness975]

I wasnt able to get her tonight, but I have a picture of her! What you see of her webbing here is only a fraction of it. Until I can attempt to get a picture of her full web, I'm going to try and describe it. So her web starts at the top near the roof of the house in a corner near the carport and goes inside a hole where she currently has three egg sacs. From that web theres several strands of silk that lead all the waaaaaay down to the ground where she has an even bigger web thats about a foot and a half in length and width. She has I think two males in her bottom web, and one is actually alive to my surprise.

Everyone has pretty much beaten me to the punch on this one.

See this thread for how I set up mine.

southern black widow inquiries

About two weeks ago, I removed my lawnmower cover and underneath was a southern black widow. After getting several false positives over the last couple of years, I was truly surprised when one decided to take up residence in my yard- and for the first time in 40 years that I know of! After...

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[FoxyGrandpa]

Okay y'all, the moment we've all been waiting for! I got her! SHE IS GORGEOUS. The boyfriend helped with the safe capture of her. I also got some pictures of her web before her capture because it got partially destroyed in the process. Just look at this monstrosity of a web, it's something else. I've truly never seen anything like it before. I also got a picture of one of the males that was in the bottom web.

 

[NMTs]

Okay y'all, the moment we've all been waiting for! I got her! SHE IS GORGEOUS. The boyfriend helped with the safe capture of her. I also got some pictures of her web before her capture because it got partially destroyed in the process. Just look at this monstrosity of a web, it's something else. I've truly never seen anything like it before. I also got a picture of one of the males that was in the bottom web. View attachment 453702 View attachment 453694 View attachment 453695 View attachment 453696 View attachment 453697 View attachment 453698 View attachment 453698 View attachment 453699 View attachment 453700 View attachment 453700 View attachment 453701 ⁷MLB

Whoa, s ĵe's been working on that web for a while. Congrats on catching her. She will definitely make more egg sacs, so be prepared for those.

 

[darkness975]

Looks good