[Arachnids East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Close-up of a female black widow which was nesting under a rock on the steep slopes of Canyon Creek in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington...........May 8, 2009.

Close-up of the distinctive red hourglass or X markings on the abdomen of a female black widow which was nesting under a rock on the steep slopes of Canyon Creek in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington.........May 8, 2009.