Description:  Dark spiders with light red or orange markings on  female's abdomen.

Habitat: Under logs, rocks, and debris.  In shaded areas.

Distribution: Varied species worldwide.  Black widow in United States,  red widow in Middle East, and brown widow in Australia.

Note: Females are the poisonous gender.  Red widow in the Middle East is the only spider known to be deadly to man.

BLACK WIDOW