Genuine Black Widow, 100% impressive, 100% lethal. I found her in our storage facility.

My cat rolls on his back like that sometimes. Does it want a tummy rub?

Not anymore.

That creeps me out.

eieeeeiiii! I have never seen a real photo of these from a real experience before. Scary.

This one, being dead, isn't representative of live ones. When living they're a shiny black, like black leather. That's why I said impressive. They're not commonly seen, I've seen less than half a dozen in my life.

gms9810: eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!!! please put up a spider warning on this, the shock was a bit too much for me. still gasping for breath, actually. can't imagine what it would be like to find one of those for real, it would probably kill me without even getting close to me.