Wow, pretty markings for a spider! :]

I don't see these often. I think they do look quite pretty myself. :)

well really the toxin is more dangerous but it can't normally break human skin

They're quite timid, but they can get their bite through if you piss them off enough and given them opportunity.

It tends to be more localized effect than that of the Black Widow, but still quite painful.

meh either way mark as "Must avoid// or // MUST SQUISH!!!"

ah so they are deadly huh.. i heard some one say they wasnt.... i knew they had there head up there ass... i just knew it... heh i have seen many of these where i used to live... i even killed countless numbers of Black widows and Brown Recluses... which my grandparents thought was a ordanary house spider... but hell the bastards floatn down from the celing.. and is thin and light brown.... i'mma kill the bastard... reson i knew it was one because i saw it in my Boy Scouts handbook i got from a friend.. i wont ever join the boyscouts... for one ... i hate shorts.. and two.. there cloths suck ass.

I wouldn't call them terribly deadly. People have died from Latrodectus bites, but it's not very common.

You may experience a lot of pain, muscle spasms, increased blood pressure. First aid should be sought and you may want to go to a hospital.

But, people tend to over exaggerate their lethality.

I don't like to kill spiders. They have a purpose, even the ones with significant bites.

I was bit on the forehead by a brown recluse as a child (I think I was about 8) and it ended up eating away my skin, leaving these gross craters on my forehead. I had to go to a dermatologist and get special cream for it. :{

They are indeed beautiful spiders but I'm glad we don't have them where I live.

It's beautiful! I wonder if they live where I live... *goes to look up*

Members of Latrodectus are rather widespread across the globe. Odds are, some species lives near you.

As freaked out as I often am by spiders, I must say this is a gorgeous shot of a rather fetching critter. We don't really get the brown variety around here, but there are tons of the black ones. :P

These are a lot more interesting to look at than the black ones for sure. :)

Is that actual size?! *grins* Very crisp photo. The detail makes me crawl.

Thanks!

Hehe, no. The spider's body isn't much bigger than 1cm.

Cute ^^
Interesting markings he's got

She's a lot more interesting than the black widows. :)

Very unusual markings, but beautiful too.

Are there any spiders that are aggressive towards humans? Or is it more just protecting themselves?

Very few spiders could be classified as aggressive. Most only bite in self-defense and even then, they are more likely to flee over biting.

Most spider bites occur when a spider is pinched against skin such as if it were hiding in a glove and you put it on.

I have not encountered any truly aggressive spiders in the US.

Jumping Spiders can sometimes be mistaken for being aggressive due to their rather curious nature and amazing eyesight.

Some spiders have been seen as aggressive such as the Sydney Funnel-Web Spider, but most spiders really aren't concerned with attacking humans.