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Brown Widow

 This is a brown widow female, who has made a home on a potted cacti. House is at the top, and the garden is down the slope of web. The hazard orange hour glass is sometimes lined with pale green, or misshapen, but identifiable.

Widows are prolific in Florida, I've seen a few southern Black Widows here and there. But these widows can become very numerous, very quickly. They love places you don't frequent. And they are bold enough to set up in the bathroom. Discourage by cleaning regularly. 
Florida also hosts red widows. From Marion to Martin counties. These brown widows hang out around the eves. In any cubby hole left long enough to be declared fair game. They guard multiple 'spikey' egg sacks in a corner of their web space. Though they love a hidey-hole to tuck into when they feel threatened.

 

 

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