The kids were moving rocks near the pond (at the farm) and this little guy was under it. I told them not to touch it since I didn't know what kind of spider it was, but it had that creepiness to it that told me it could be dangerous. I looked it up on the web when I got home, and from what I can tell it's a Northern Black Widow. 😱 ...yeah, don't touch it. Black widow didn't come to mind becuase of the orange spots down it's back, but I guess there are more than 1 type of black widow. The fact that its body resembled a black widow was why I wanted no part of it. We never turned it over to look for the signature "hourglass" marking.

could have just kicked him or used a stick or somethin... 😟

I don't like spiders and snakes..

I didn't know black widows could have orange spots down its back so I didn't bother. In hindsight, I shoulda crushed it with a stick or somethin..

I caught a jar full by hand as a kid. Handed the mason jar to my mom and she turned white.

+1

^ me three.


Stepped on one a that fell out of a deck torch. Sounded like bubble paper. :-&

nice! I step on the spiders if they are the dangerous kinds ... otherwise, play time for the kitties!

I once stepped on a spider in the house (intentionally) when I was a teen. It too sounded like bubble wrap. After that, I was stomping out what looked like hundreds of tiny spiders that went scrambling...apparently I killed their mommy. :heebyjeebys:

Cant believe Drafter would kick a creature !!!!

spiders are not puppy-dogs... 😳 😳

And that makes it ok?

yep... and that doesn't mean you can rename your dog spider... 😟

wowzer!

HATE SPIDERS!
I got bit twice by Brown Recluse, I came close to losing a section of arm, hospital, IV antibiotics and everything. It was scary.

cute lil fella

We have plenty of the regular black widows down here in NC.
Anone want to work out a trade for some 😉

Hehe

In SoCal,we have been nvaded by the Brown Widow spider. Looks just like the Black Widow
but is brown and has an orange hourglass. X 😰

I wouldn't dare!

I'm really not that cruel...............when she listens!