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Brown widow spiders vary widely in their colors, from very light to very dark, but are not shiny like black widow spiders. Their coloring is mottled, and females have black accent stripes.

Black widows are notorious spiders identified by the colored, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. Several species answer to the name, and they are found in temperate regions around the world.

The brown widow spider (Latrodectus geometricus) is a lesser-known relative of the infamous black widow. The first brown widow spider was discovered in Los Angeles in early 2000. A member of the ...