Didnt realize the photo quality is shit until now, sorry bout that.
Used to see black widows everywhere here. Never do, any more. These gals n guys have moved in instead it seems.
This one doesnt seem particularly bright as far as spiders go, it was starting to wrap up the leaf that got blown into its web.
They’re aggressive AF, and they’re everywhere here. Black widows seem to be sorta hermits. They will hide if you pay too much attention, but not the brown ones, they dont seem to shy away from shit. I find their spiky egg casings everywhere - lawnmower shed, garage corners, toolboxes used infrequently. Found one in my car a couple months ago (that was fucking fun - i went apeshit looking for the mama that put it there. A month of waiting to be bitten by an unruly spider.)
Wikipedia says their venom is less dangerous than black widows, and that they are natural predators to black widows. It says nothing about eating the males, so I got confused if they also do it