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=->     >I'm still not sure how to ID them.  Any general suggestions? (red dot on
=->     >stomach???)
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=->     >>     Red 'hourglass' shape on ventral surface of abdomen.
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=-> If memory serves, this marking is only found on females.  

Black Widows only come in the female variety.  The others are called

         Black Widowers

(Sorry...)

The males are called "lunch" by the females
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