western black widow spider

5922 Hello! I’m always trying to identify spiders I find around bc and I stumbled across one I couldn’t figure out, this one lives in my house and I’m just hoping you could help me out. I understand you get a high volume of emails so thanks for reading! Alisandra.

This might be a western black widow spider, Latrodectus hesperus, but I would like to see a clearer view of its eye pattern. Although these spiders possess a potent venom, they are not at all aggressive towards humans, and usually bite only if handled roughly. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.