Western Black Widow

Illustrated: Adult female western black widow, glossy black bulbous abdomen, small black cephalothorax, eight slender black legs. Slight side-under three-quarter pose reveals red-orange hourglass on UNDERSIDE of abdomen; dorsal abdomen plain black. No web, no red dorsal hourglass.

Latrodectus hesperus

All languages

English

Western Black Widow

Japanese

ツヤクロゴケグモ — つやくろごけぐも — tsuyakurogokegumo

Korean

서부검은과부거미 — seobugeomeungwabugeomi

Spanish

Viuda negra norteña

French

Veuve noire de l'Ouest

German

Westliche Schwarze Witwe

Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.