Gotta love Florida!

[Animal34343]

Found these two earlier today:

The bigger one:

 

[Riemer]

I wouldn't advice that as a food item for any gecko(-;

 

[Animal34343]

I wouldn't advice that as a food item for any gecko(-;

I'm sure some of the wild geckos around here make prey items out of them............ well they at least try :sad:

 

[gbhil]

Does Latrodectus venom target reptiles at all? I thought the necrotic effects were mammal specific, but I've been known to frequently be wrong

In any case, nice widows. Ever come across any completely red ones? Used to see them in the swamp between Golden Gate and Glades City when I was young and in Boy Scouts.

Heck...I'll bet the local house geckos eat them like candy

 

[Animal34343]

Does Latrodectus venom target reptiles at all? I thought the necrotic effects were mammal specific, but I've been known to frequently be wrong

In any case, nice widows. Ever come across any completely red ones? Used to see them in the swamp between Golden Gate and Glades City when I was young and in Boy Scouts.

Heck...I'll bet the local house geckos eat them like candy

I have no clue about the venom. I've probably seen some of the solid red ones, as well as the solid black ones. Between the two here, theres some big differences in color. The first has a more intricate pattern and a black head, while the second has a red head. Theres probably five different species of geckos around my house and plenty of spiders to go around. I found these two cleaning out my dog's pool under the edge and there were at least two other types under there, but these were the most interesting.