Rogue River Trail

Black Widow

I spotted this Black Widow that rode into our yard on a tomato plant.  At first dad didn’t  believe we had a Black Widow in our yard but there is no mistaking the red hour-glass shape on her belly.

The Black Widow helped keep the insect population down in our yard.Black Widow spiders are nocturnal and need to avoid predators during the day like this canyon wren that my dad photographed in Texas.