Author: kwixted0

Today’s #Arachtober post is going to feature a highly misunderstood group of spiders: the black widows. In Maryland, we have two species of black widow spider- the northern (Latrodectus variolus) and the southern (Latrodectus mactans). Contrary to popular belief, these spiders are not very aggressive and have relatively poor eyesight. The females mostly rely on

Happy #Arachtober! I am going to start off strong with my first blog post on my favorite local spider: the marbled orbweaver. This local spider has brightly-colored striped legs and a marbled pattern on its backside. The pattern is a creamy yellow and black, but some individuals get a bright orange butt. The orange coloration